We stay strong. We stay positive, keep our heads up, love one another, spread love. The Devil can't win when you have God on your side.

My uncle was 16, in junior high, and he heard me singing and snatched me off the stage. I thought he was happy and was going to pat me on the head and say I was good. But he took me home and told my grandmother this youngin' was at school singing the blues.

There is a great feeling in a small venue, with the closeness of the people and the intimacy.

I'm so blessed that I can still be here to bring the music and have new generations of fans. My Pops would be so proud.

I'm old enough to be Obama's grandmom. But I still like seeing good-looking things. Nothing wrong with that.

I'm singing these songs to inspire you, to keep you going, to lift you up and give you a reason to get up in the morning

I have fun just about everywhere I go.