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.

The Devil is a liar. He cannot win. And that's all we're seeing is a bunch of devils [Donald Trump]. So we have to pray and just look out for one another. Keep your chest out, stick your head up and walk tall.

I would get in fights a lot. My voice was so heavy, kids would say you sound like a boy, so I would start beating them up.

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 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 started writing letters home to my mother, saying that I wanted to come home, grandma won't let me sing.

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