My Mother Had A Beautiful, Soothing Voice

I'm Very Comfortable In My Own Skin Now. I Started Just Being Myself More And More. For Women, This Happens As You Get Older. I Loved My 40s - I Thought They Were Fantastic. And I'm Loving My 50s. I'm Going To Love Everything Because You're Either Older Or Dead!

I Hold 'mi Tierra,' My First Spanish-language Album, Very Close To Me Because That Was All Done In My Native Tongue And Won Me My First Grammy.

As An Entertainer, My Job Is To Help People Have Fun.

I Think It's Important To Have A Happy Parent.

The Reason I’m Not More Political Is Because I Have Music. And From A Young Age, I Needed It. After Prison, My Father Came To America, Joined The Army, Fought In Vietnam - And Was Exposed To Agent Orange. He Died A Slow, Horrible Death. Music Was My Escape.