God was in control, and I was just pliable enough to say yes to wherever He would lead.

One of the high points of my career was winning the Grammy for 'I Will Survive.'

I've written a lot of songs but I haven't had the opportunity to record a lot of them.

My grandmother went to church, but my mother had been inundated with church and decided that when she had children, she would not push church or God on her children.

That's why you find a lot of entertainers are insecure, because it's the perfect camouflage for insecurity.

Well, I went through some emotionally abusive relationships and allowed myself to not be properly respected as a lady, as a human being even, though I tried everything I knew to be a lady.

There's nothing to compare to live music, there just isn't anything.