You get that love from the people. It lets me know that all the madness I go through, all the stuff that the business has to offer with all its madness; it makes it worthwhile.

When you're feeling full of doubt and fear has got you in a bind, love will save the day.

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

I'm an old-fashioned girl. And I love gospel. I like things that lift me up, inspire me.

Nobody likes to be picked on. Nobody.

I believe that children are our future

Being around people like Aretha Franklin and Gladys Knight, Dionne Warwick and Roberta Flack, all these greats, I was taught to listen and observe.