The man who gets me is getting one hell of a woman.

Yes, I've always been fashion conscious.

I sing to the realists; people who accept it like it is.

Clark Terry is an American Master. I love to listen to him, particularly 'Mumbles.' I was so delighted when we received degrees together, along with Edward Kennedy, at the New England Conservatory in 1997.

I've been around long enough for people to know who I am and what my contributions are. They know me as more than just an artist. I think they know me as a woman as well.

...the people at large absolutely gave James Brown respect. He was an original like a Rembrandt or a Picasso

I like Beyonce's music - some of it, not all of it.