What happens is, when I perform, I'm somewhere else. I go back in time and get in touch with who I really am. I forget my troubles, my worries.
Long as I was riding in a big Cadillac and dressed nice and had plenty of food, that's all I cared about.
My mother used to play nothing but Billie Holiday.
My mother always wanted me to be a jazz singer, but I always wanted to be raunchy.
Once you lose the weight, you're really anxious to eat healthy.
I am so happy that I am alive and can walk.