Whenever somebody tells me they want me to stop singing, I'm gone.

Well Lord, I'm still on the case. I'm still doing what Dr. King and Pops want me to do. I'm still on that freedom highway, and I'm going to walk on it until Dr. King's dream is realized.

I have to pinch myself sometimes. It's unbelievable, but it's not. Because I know that this would not be happening if it hadn't been for Dr. Martin Luther King.

I just had a wonderful life, and I couldn't ask for anything else.

One day, when I was about eight years old, some kids pushed me on stage at school during a talent show because they knew I could sing.

I feel so good singing songs that I sang with my father.

My purpose: to lift your spirit and to motivate you.