Church was a requirement, there was no choice in the matter, so was vacation bible school. Gospel has been in me since I was a kid.

I'm not the type that's going to sit and preach to people if they don't need it just because I've been around the block a few times.

You can huff and puff. But blow me down? I doubt it kid, or you get your ass whupped.

I'm the daughter of a sister whose the mother of a brother who's the brother of another.

I'm not allowed to get a big head, I've still got to do the simple things in life.

I've hosted the Soul Train awards, the American Music Awards... and I had my own talk show. So if I can't host by now, what the hell can I do?

If you're prematurely born or if you have things happening when you're like a baby being born. If you have to learn how to walk right or if there's something wrong with your gait or just physical things that are happening. Illnesses affect your family and they impact you because you want to do the best you can to help your family member become more healthy.