I Really, Deeply Believe That

I Don't Care About Vacations. I Go Away And I Come Back Real Quick Because I Like My Work. I Really Like My Work To Consume Me.

I Want To Live In Paris For A Couple Of Years. I'm Dying To Do The Josephine Baker Story. I Really Want To Be There And Do It. It's Certainly My Intention To Do It.

My Travels Led Me To Where I Am Today. Sometimes These Steps Have Felt Painful, Difficult, But Led Me To Greater Happiness And Opportunities.

I'm From A Singing Family, But They're Not Professional Singers, Only Gospel - My Grandfather Was A Minister. I Started To Sing The Music That Was Out Then Because My Mother Used To Play It All The Time. It Was The End Of The '50s, The Beginning Of The '60s. There Was Frankie Lyman And The Teenagers, Etta James... We Used To Sit Outside On The Stoop And Sing. We Even Used To Put Our Radios And Record Players Outside.

It Has Always Been, And Still Is, My Intention To Build A Playground In Central Park.