music became my refuge and then my salvation.
As much as I try, when I open my mouth, Lena comes out, And I get so mad.
In my early days I was a sepia Hedy Lamarr. Now I'm black and a woman, singing my own way.
50 years old is like springtime to me.
My identity is very clear to me now, I am a black woman.
You have to be taught to be second class; you're not born that way.