It never dawned on me at any particular time of my life that people are paid tremendous money to sing.

If there's anything about the business that I love and that I'm extremely happy about, is that my career started at that time and that I met some of the greatest entertainers at that time and some are still here.

The industry now wants to be in charge of everything.

And, because there was an honesty about all that was going on. It connected with the people in the street.

One minute we can be in a small club, the next minute we can be in a coliseum, and the next minute we can be in a small auditorium. It varies, depending on the promoter, the budget, and the travelling distance.

I don't care what studio I'm in, I don't care what producers is producing it and I don't care what song it is because they taught me those things I feel so protected wherever I go as far as music.

I still think my whole career was accidental. I didn't pursue it. I feel like I'm cheating sometimes.