I can't wear flat shoes. My feet repel them. I was in agony. My high heels had left my feet bleeding. Laugh all you want, my feet hurt

In this world, I call the shots and I think I know best.

I always felt like the rug could be pulled out from under me at anytime. And coming from a racially mixed background, I always felt like I didn't really fit in anywhere.

I love all holiday music. My two favorites would probably be Donny Hathaway's "This Christmas" and Nat King Cole's "The Christmas Song." They epitomize Christmas for me. Those two recordings will never be touched. That's why I've never redone them.

You don't have to be doing vocal acrobatics or singing all over the scale to have soul.

To quote Frank Sinatra, "Regrets, I've had a few / But then again, too few to mention."

People are always asking, 'Is everything ok?' Look, I was not depressed, ok? I was just freaking exhausted.