My heart is still there in gospel music. It never left . . . I'm gonna make a gospel record and tell Jesus I cannot bear these burdens alone.

I know people I feel are extremely talented, but I don’t know that I’ve ever heard any geniuses.

Parents have to really talk to their children before they leave home.

I donate heavily to the church and various churches in the Detroit community and food banks.

I'm the lady next door when I'm not on stage.

I love producing, writing. I rarely write with other writers unless I have a real great respect for them. Like Burt Bacharach, or Carole Sager, or Stevie Wonder. Somebody like Smokey - like that. Otherwise, I choose to write alone.

Be your own artist, and always be confident in what youre doing. If youre not going to be confident, you might as well not be doing it.