I'm never tired of going to the studio. I enjoy recording and documenting everything and trying new things.

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.

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.

Falling out of love is like losing weight. It's a lot easier putting it on than taking it off.

I love to sing. It's just a natural thing for me.

It's so glamorous, you have to see it." (describing the $92 million Rock & Roll Hall of Fame)

I was in my dad's church, his Baptist church, and I think the first song I ever performed was 'Jesus Be a Fence Around Me.'