My songs are like my children. I love every single one of them.

During the time that my recording career seemed to be in a slump a music called disco came on the scene and literally took over radio stations as well as having radio stations created to play it which sort of negated my music as well as that of some of my peers.

I refuse to allow prejudice to defeat me.

What do you get when you kiss a guy? You get enough germs to catch pneumonia. After you do, he'll never phone you.

I have no desire to look back, I only want to look forward to the things that are still ahead of me.

There was a time in the marriage when I could no longer look at myself in a mirror, couldn't feel I was a nice person. A bad relationship can do that, can make you doubt everything good you ever felt about yourself.

I hold all of the songs that I have had the pleasure of recording and performing in high regard.