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.

Sometimes in a restaurant you'll see a lady dressed very nice, she picks up a menu or something... a little fan is always a little bit nice.

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

If you take care of yourself, 60 is nothing for women these days. In today's world you can be the kind of woman you want to be. Of course, I've aged a bit in the face, but not enough to worry about it. I've common sense enough to know that if I'm nearly 70 something has to give.

This is what I want in heaven... words to become notes and conversations to be symphonies.

First of all, I'm happy that I'm healthy.

I'm self-made. I always wanted to make myself a better person, because I was not educated. But that was my dream - to have class.