If I'm With A Man I'm Soft

Being A Parent Is Very Important To Me.

I'm Not Really A Songwriter - I'm An Interpreter. So In A Sense I Am An Actress First And Foremost. I Act Out The Songs, And I Lead With My Heart.

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.

You Can't Just Sit There And Wait For People To Give You That Golden Dream. You've Got To Get Out There And Make It Happen For Yourself.

I Really Don't Think That Detroit Was Any Different Than New York Of Boston Or Philadelphia. Kids Always Wanted To Listen To Music Outside Because That's Where They Hung Out With Their Friends.