God Gave Me A Voice

In Grammar School Some Of The Girls Had Problems With Me. My Face Was Too Light. My Hair Was Too Long. It Was The Black-consciousness Period, And I Felt Really Bad.

No One Makes Me Do Anything I Don't Want To Do.

I'm An Old-fashioned Girl. And I Love Gospel. I Like Things That Lift Me Up, Inspire Me.

I Don't Like It When They [media Critics] See Me As This Little Person Who Doesn't Know What To Do With Herself -- Like I Have No Idea What I Want, Like I'm Just A Puppet ... That's Demeaning To Me, Because That Ain't How It Is, And It Never Was.

I Wish To You, Joy And Happiness. But Above All This, I Wish You Love