My mother was a lupus patient. I was a child with the lupus gene.
Carole King is one of my dearest friends. Were like family.
Stay cool, stay humble, stay beautiful, and just do the work
I felt like if I just gave my heart to what I was doing, I would automatically be a star.
My family is part Creole, and were Indian, and were also very, very black. My father was so black, he was blue.
I was able to endure and play a special part in music history. And I always managed to keep working, even if I wasnt a big solo artist.