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.

The problem with fame is you no longer belong to you. You lose your persona and become the object of other people's obsession.

Do you know that other than my father, I've never had a man take care of me?

I love what I do. I was given the most incredible gift that can be given to anyone. I could never imagine a world without music, and I feel grateful that I've been given the ability to share that.

Before I put on my make up, I say a little prayer for you.

I often feel the need of a man to take care of me, even though I can certainly take care of myself.

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.