Yes, too much emphasis is put on outward physical attributes in every area of American life.
One of the high points of my career was winning the Grammy for ‘I Will Survive.’
When I’m on stage, all is right with the world.
My look is always glitzy for New Year’s Eve, even if I am at home.
I think I sound like Barry White.
I had cars, houses, jewels, furs, and a husband who loved me, and a career I was happy with. But I found fulfillment in my relationship with Christ.
A chic guy is in a suit. I don’t care what kind of tie they wear. I don’t care if they even wear a tie, as long as they can carry a suit.
I had a fear of being alone.
That’s why you find a lot of entertainers are insecure, because it’s the perfect camouflage for insecurity.
Christ does not fulfill the human element, but he certainly fulfills every other need in your life. As far as I’m concerned, there’s no better love affair.
Well, I went through some emotionally abusive relationships and allowed myself to not be properly respected as a lady, as a human being even, though I tried everything I knew to be a lady.
Music is my life. The only other thing I’ve done is office work in different places. But no real professional career other than singing.
None of my family had anything to do with show business, my life was totally foreign to them.
My grandmother went to church, but my mother had been inundated with church and decided that when she had children, she would not push church or God on her children.
My audience is often hands-up, standing and cheering and on tables and all of that kind of things.
Low self-esteem comes from who you assess yourself to be. It’s about who you are, and I didn’t think I was anything or anybody.
I’ve written about one song on several different albums.
I’ve written a lot of songs but I haven’t had the opportunity to record a lot of them.
I study the Bible and spend time on the Internet.
I started out doing covers.