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

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 was not fortunate enough to run into Obama. We were at the same church per se, but I would never be there when he was there.

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.

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

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