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'm very spontaneous.

People with no humor, they're outta my life.

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

When I look into the crowd, I see young and old, black and white - it's amazing that I'm able to connect with so many different kinds of people.

I'm very shy in a crowd.

A diva is someone who is a perfectionist, who does her best in her craft.