You can't worry about pleasing other people; you have to please yourself.

I've never been one for keeping a journal, so my songs were my journals. They allowed me to express my feelings and let people know what was going on with me. I knew that somebody would relate.

You can't worry about pleasing other people; you have to please yourself.

The pain is necessary. Sometimes pain is the teacher we require, a hidden gift of healing and hope.

It's two people that are in love with one another. What's the issue?

Just like Marilyn Monroe is a lot of girls' idol, that's how I feel about Dorothy Dandridge. And she any Marilyn were very close friends. She went through a lot, and people told her that she couldn't do certain things, but she didn't let that bother her. She said in her mind that she was going to do them and that nothing was impossible, and she did it. It was so sad... She died from drugs, and drinking as well.

I have no clue why, but maybe sometimes when there's someone you don't hear from, it's the person you want to hear from the most.