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

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

I just sing the stuff that makes me smile, makes me feel like I didn't sell myself out.

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 still standing up there tall and strong every night that I perform.

I truly respect the people who are working. If they want an autograph from Patti LaBelle, they are going to get it. I have never separated myself from them. I never think you are better than the next one.

I keep showing decade after decade that I am a real performer.