Most people are so hard to please that if they met God, they'd probably say yes, she's great, but.

The only recording studio was in Motown - it was called Tamla/Motown at that time and we used to audition there because Smokey Robinson was at that studio and Berry Gordy was the president. I remember asking Smokey to listen to my group and he did. For the first couple of years we were just singing background. We used to back up Marvin Gaye; Mary Wells was there then, Marv Johnson, the Marvelettes, Martha Reeves and the Vandellas, Junior Walker and the All-Stars.

I've never been damaged or hurt by press. It's just that I think it's unfair to use your name in media.

Do you know where you going to? Do you like the things that life is showing you? Where are you going to? Do you know?

My travels led me to where I am today. Sometimes these steps have felt painful, difficult, but led me to greater happiness and opportunities.

I use Jimmy Galanos gowns for real special occasions and things - television, special occasions where I know I'm being filmed. But I never really wear his gowns on stage. My stage gowns are more costumey. There's different levels of things that I wear.I would never wear my stage gowns to a party.

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.