Soul music is about longevity and reaching and touching people on a human level - and that's never going to get lost.

I always wanted to be a renaissance woman, do as many things as I possibly can and hopefully do them well or don't do them at all.

I think all any artist or person wants to do is grow spiritually, emotionally, professionally and mentally.

Every community needs a rec center.

I have been training since 8th grade, but it has to do with listening, more than practice.

One day, I just got up to read a poem and started singing. I looked around - the reaction was great. And I said, oh, boy. I like this.

I'm a secret interior decorator. There's a mural on my dining room wall of the railroad tracks at 30th Street Station in Philadelphia. I love having my hometown with me out here in California.