I'm gonna be making records anyway, even if I had to sell 'em out of the trunk of my car. I'm that kind of musician and singer.

Everywhere I go, the kids call me 'the book lady.' The older I get, the more appreciative I seem to be of the 'book lady' title. It makes me feel more like a legitimate person, not just a singer or an entertainer. But it makes me feel like I've done something good with my life and with my success.

People always ask me how long it takes to do my hair. I don’t know, I’m never there.

Living in America and, of course, just being women in general, we've got more strength than we think we do.

Any business you go into, you have to think about how much money you are willing to put into it, and how much you are not.

My grandfather was a Pentecostal preacher. It was a sin to even pluck your eyebrows, and they thought it was a sin for me to be there looking like Jezebel.

I just don't have time to get old!