I went from elementary school to proper training, operatic training, and I went on to the Motown University and learned a lot of things from some wonderful people.

I pray for miracles. I have always found prayer to bring quick results.

If you stick around long enough, people start referring to you as a survivor. Suddenly I found myself on the receiving end of several prestigious awards.

I worshipped Berry Gordy for the creative dreams he had made come true.

I don't worry about being in a hurry anymore, because my faith in God will always deliver me on time.

The morning after my high-school graduation found me up early job hunting. The dream of college I put on the back burner.

Disco music in the '70s was just a call to go wild and party and dance with no thought or conscience or regard for tomorrow.