Let the children's laughter remind us how we used to be.

My mother was the first singer I had contact with. She sang constantly to us around the house, in church.

I'm a person who has life and wants to live, and always have.

I was aware of people staring at me. No one moved. They seemed almost in trance. I just stared at the clock in the center of the church. When I finished, everyone clapped and started crying.

No, I'm not a drug addict, and neither is my husband. If that were so, you'd get a lot less work out of me. It would show in the performances and in the work.

I've turned down a lot of arena dates because I've done the big-arena thing. Now, I want to do something where people can feel me and I can feel them.

I'd rather be alone than unhappy