I know my own weaknesses as a human being, and as a musician, as a singer and as a woman.

I think a woman can have all of the ideas and mental pictures. She can be a real planner and a motivator. But in the end, I think a woman does best when she responds to a man.

I love being with my children. They're fascinating people.

I can look back at different times in my life when I felt I could not find my way out of whatever it was. I'm not necessarily talking about marriage, but I wanted to pack it in. I wanted to disappear. A lot of that has to do with being in the public eye.

I started my teenage years singing in churches across America, and finally wound up on a big stage.

I feel a part of the congregation. I've never had to do special music. The kids sing in the choir. It's just normal. We're treated like everybody else.

For me, the backdrop of half the experiences of life includes music.