I like hip-hop music, but some of the lyrics make me want to cry.

God doesn't do the work for you; he does the work through you. It's not enough to look up; you must also look within.

That's another lesson I've learned the hard way. All relationships will die if they aren't nurtured. Just as a flower will die if it's not watered. Because love is demonstration, not declaration.

I can't do some of the songs that younger girls like Mary J. Blige and Beyonce are doing. They have their own place and I have my own place.

I'll perform all the way to the grave.

I was a shy kid with a broom handle that I pretended was a microphone.

Tell Aretha I’ll be praying for herBecause she needs Jesus!I love her.