I would like a man now who is rich, and who can give me a boat - a sailboat. I want to own it and let him pay for it. My first love is the sea and water, not music. Music is second.

Funk, gospel, blues is all out of slavery times, out of depression, out of sorrow.

It's logical that people from bad times will reflect their feelings in their communication. Music is part of the communication. If you lived it, you can do it.

Jazz is a white term to define black people. My music is black classical music.

You don't have to live next to me / Just give me my equality.

It's a new dawn, it's a new day...and I'm feeling good.

I do not believe in mixing of the races. You can quote me. I don't believe in it, and I never have. I've never changed. I've never changed my hair. I've never changed my color, I have always been proud of myself, and my fans are proud of me for remaining the way I've always been. I married a white man one time, but he was a creep