I never sang for a Grammy, for money, for fame. That's my whole purpose for singing: for people, for the fans.

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

If I wasn't my age, I would turn a flip. I would do some cartwheels. That's how I feel.

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 never sang for a Grammy, for money, for fame. That's my whole purpose for singing: for people, for the fans.

I won't wear rings and jewelry on the stage because I don't want you looking at my hands. I want you hearing what I'm saying.

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