Physical strength in a woman - thats what I am.

The British people are extremely conventional. You don't always know what one is thinking or feeling because it is basically hidden. The British people basically let you see what they want you to see.

Delhi came as a shock. There were so many people, and oh, the traffic.

After I moved with my mother to St. Louis, my older sister and I went to see Ike Turner, who was the hottest then. His music charged me. I was never attracted to him, but I wanted to sing with his band.

I don't have a problem with being black in a white country or being with my people.

There's a difference in how I feel when I'm travelling and when I'm sitting still. I've been doing it for such a long time it has become a part of my life. It gets a bit hectic depending on where I am, you know, like there's different parts of the world that's more stimulating than other parts.

I kind of felt I left a good message and memory with the people in terms of my work, and I always felt with a good record, I could always come back.