R&b Is Not A Fad;

Being A Singer Is A Natural Gift. It Means I'm Using To The Highest Degree Possible The Gift That God Gave Me To Use. I'm Happy With That.

Music Changes, And I'm Gonna Change Right Along With It.

Clark Terry Is An American Master. I Love To Listen To Him, Particularly 'mumbles.' I Was So Delighted When We Received Degrees Together, Along With Edward Kennedy, At The New England Conservatory In 1997.

Politics Are Not My Arena. Music Is.

I Remember Singing Around The House To Records That Were Playing. All Kinds Of Music. And The Great James Cleveland Was Often In Our House, And I Grew Up With His Sound As Well.