I grew up without a father, and my mother grew up without a father and her mother grew up without a father. So we have this long heritage of growing up without fathers.

Well, I think it's era that in which people had a lot of fun. In fact too much fun and would not concern themselves with the negative effects of the accesses that they were involved in.

The respect that you should have for one another-I never knew any of that. So I suffered.

Music is my life. The only other thing I've done is office work in different places. But no real professional career other than singing.

Yes, too much emphasis is put on outward physical attributes in every area of American life.

People are intimidated when they first meet me, but it doesn't take them long to realise I'm just an average person.

At first I was afraid, I was petrified, kept thinking I could never live without you by my side. But then I spent so many nights thinking how you did me wrong, and I grew strong.