I Sang Do-wop On The Street Corner

I Was Age Six Or Seven, And Singing, "jesus Wants Me For Her Son, Beep, To Shine For Him," And People Smiled And Pinched My Cheeks Till The Blood Vessels Broke, And I Knew I Was Doing Something Right.

I Discovered Is That I Have A Couple Of Valves That Were Leaky And Had Been Giving, Gave Me A Problem Then. But I Hadn't Noticed Anything Up Until Then.a Couple Of Incidents Of Shortness Of Breath And Checked Myself Into A Hospital, But That One In France Really Sat Me Down For A Few Minutes - A Very Few Minutes, Because Seven Days Later I Was In The Studio, And Eight Days Later, I Was No The Stage.

I Would Still Be Singing, Because It's Part Of My Heart And My Soul, And It Lifts Me Up. Find Something You Would Do For Free.

I Think A Singer Is An Athlete. I've Always Tried To Stay Fit. Until My Knee Said, "uh-uh," I Was Jogging. Then I Started Walking. They Don't Like Walking A Lot, But I'll Push Them.

Once You Discover That You Can, Then You Must. And It's Not Easy. You Have To Take Direct Steps. You Really Have To Count Your Blessings And You Have To Make A Decided Effort To Not Get Seduced By The Blues.