I really don't think of myself as a singer. I think of myself as an entertainer, and the best place I do it is onstage.

When I grew up, it was a time when women were just supposed to be cute and not have many opinions. My mother and her friends were quite different. They were all the most beautiful women you've ever seen ... and they were very strong women.

I really don't think of myself as a singer. I think of myself as an entertainer, and the best place I do it is onstage.

I haven't a clue why I've lasted so long. There's no reason. There are many people more talented than me. I think it's luck.

Credibility is to be good. You must be good. That's all I ever wanted - to be good at what I did.

I always wanted to be famous because I thought that if I couldn't be good [at something], I'd be famous. I was never really good. I was just something different and I got to be famous for being different.

I'm from a Gypsy background!