With the Supremes I made so much money so fast all I wanted to do was buy clothes and pretty things. Now I'm comfortable with money and it's comfortable with me.

I'm not really a songwriter - I'm an interpreter. So in a sense I am an actress first and foremost. I act out the songs, and I lead with my heart.

I spend too much money on my sets and my gowns. I think the presentation is important. I don't think people want to see the old show all the time.

I just think Josephine Baker life story needs to be done. I think she was an extraordinary woman. To see someone who was basically a showgirl have the kind of lifestyle she had was extraordinary. I really think she made her own lifestyle.

I want to go Africa. I want to go to China. There are some places I want to go not to work, but to really explore and to see for my own education.

Instead of looking at the past, I put myself ahead twenty years and try to look at what I need to do now in order to get there then.

I want an autobiography without revealing any personal information.