My sense of the family history is somewhat sketchy, because my mother kept a great deal to herself.

Dear Lady Gaga , thank you for the wonderful tribute. Oh my god, it really warmed my heart!

If I am able to sing again it will be through some miracle operation. There's a lot of work being done to help singers regain their voices, but in my case I actually lost vocal tissue so it's very hard for my chords to rub together and I need to replace that tissue. I remain optimistic but not tremendously so.

I think family matters to me enormously. In fact, family is the first priority. If my family is good, I can do anything. If they're not, I'm a basket case.

All love shifts and changes. I don't know if you can be wholeheartedly in love all the time.

It's all about giving back, helping people and encouraging people. I love to do that.

I always knew I had this voice, but it wasn't until I was in my 20s that I realized I had the power to do something with it.