I Have A Lust For Life.

I Don't Think Getting In And Out Of A Limousine Has Anything To Do With Being An Icon.

I Don't Know What My Life Would Have Been Like If I'd Never Gotten Into Show Business.

I Was Brought Up In This Part Of Detroit That They Used To Call The Ghetto.

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.

When I'm Working I Actually Forget To Eat. I Don't Eat Sweets Because I Don't Care About Them. I Have No Real Secrets. I Just Realize That As I Get Older I Should Stay Strong So I Exercise More.