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My generation, we came along, we had to really know our craft.
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We didn't have music videos. You weren't an overnight sensation. You had to work at it and learn your craft: how to take care of your voice, how to pace your concerts, all that trial and error.
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I like Beyonce's music - some of it, not all of it.
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I love Wal-Mart, and not just because my record is there. You can get some things there that you cannot find at Saks or Bergdorf's or other upscale stores.
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Art Tatum was a genius.
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I think the hardest thing is losing weight. That's the hardest thing more than anything else.
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Beyonce is very outspoken on feminist issues. So I think that's good. That could be brought to the forefront more.
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The term 'Sock it to me!' was a big, big thing in our neighborhood - all the kids were saying it.
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I've probably cried with a lot of songs - in teenage crushes, adult crushes.
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I've never recorded anything I didn't like.
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Yes, I've always been fashion conscious.
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I saw the Supremes when they were still singing in little black skirts and white blouses.
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And I was booked once to go on 'Ed Sullivan' and I got bumped and ran out the back door crying.
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Now, occasionally I will still have that quarter pounder because I love fast food, but you have to keep it to a minimum.
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I know people I feel are extremely talented, but I don't know that I've ever heard any geniuses.
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I donate heavily to the church and various churches in the Detroit community and food banks.
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I'm never tired of going to the studio. I enjoy recording and documenting everything and trying new things.
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I go to the healthier foods that are less chemically treated. I am drinking lots of water to get rid of the toxins in my body. It's a natural flushing. Water flushes your system and is also very good for your skin.
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I used to have hamburgers coming and going, especially when I was on the road. Now, occasionally I will still have that quarter pounder because I love fast food, but you have to keep it to a minimum. I am now opting for salads and just healthier lunches.
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I love 'Anne of Green Gables.' I have for years. That's one of my favourite things. She's such a can-do kind of girl; that's why I'm crazy about her.
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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.
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I love producing, writing. I rarely write with other writers unless I have a real great respect for them. Like Burt Bacharach, or Carole Sager, or Stevie Wonder. Somebody like Smokey - like that. Otherwise, I choose to write alone.
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He was definitely an original and a one-of-a-kind. Truly there was only one Prince.
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I haven't had the occasion to meet Adele. She lives in England. So when I'm flying, or when she comes over here, perhaps we'll have a chance. I think she's a very fine singer, a very strong writer and performer.
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Well, Babyface brings his savoir faire to every project. He's a very easy producer to work with, very detailed in listening to everything.
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Intermittently in my concert format, I sing a little jazz, a little scatting.
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It's easy for a singer to sometimes pick up on another singer's sound, but that's just copying.
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I paid my dues; I certainly did.
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I like writing and don't confine myself to just the words or just the music. But I don't particularly write songs with myself in mind.
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My American audiences are pretty mixed. I get all sorts of people, old and young. It's nice.
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I've done the Kennedy Center many times. I've sang for Marian Anderson. I've sang for Marion Williams. I've sang for Lionel Hampton.
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President Bush bestowed the Congressional Medal on myself.
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President Clinton, I sang at his post-inauguration party out in Maryland.
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It's very satisfying. To perform the way you want to. And the way you know that you can.
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Ariana Grande - I like her a lot.
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I don't think I was a catalyst for the women's movement.
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There's a lot of great singers out here.
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I loved going to church. I enjoyed being a part of the choir and just doing things in and around the church. But as a young girl, I certainly enjoyed watching and listening to my dad.
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As a very small girl, I listened to Charlie Parker and loved him and Max Roach and people like that.
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I had not been in the jazz environment, having been brought up in the church. But once I got to New York, and I was signed to perform at The Village Gate and the Vanguard and clubs like that, and these - the Vanguard was one of the most elite, if not the most elite, jazz club out there.
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The love of my life? I'm much too young to answer that question.
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I wanted to design a line based on Hollywood's Golden Era. I talked with Stephen Burrows and with Willi Smith and with one or two other people, but it just seems like such a hard field to break into. I need someone like Calvin Klein's manager to get behind me!
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I really don't have any shelf music.
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I don't do crazy things - I just don't.
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I love the Ritz.
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Yeah, I want a job in Barack's Cabinet. How about a job, Mr. Obama? Please? Please?
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Men don't like eating out of cans. And I don't like eating out of cans too much, either.
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I like 'Bootylicious,' 'Survivor' - my little granddaughter loves 'Survivor.'
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Who hasn't had a weight issue? If not the body, certainly the big head!
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I wouldn't be without Google, and I love Facebook.
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