I Believe That Children Are

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.

When I Decided To Be A Singer, My Mother Warned Me I'd Be Alone A Lot. Basically We All Are. Loneliness Comes With Life.

My Mother Was The First Singer I Had Contact With. She Sang Constantly To Us Around The House, In Church.

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.

God Gave Me A Voice To Sing With, And When You Have That, What Other Gimmick Is There?