I Have Been Training Since 8th Grade,

Heartbreak Was The Impetus To Me Writing Poems And Music In The First Place. Over The Years, I Had My Heart Broken So Badly That If I Didn't Find A Way To Get All The Pain Out, I Was Going To Lose My Mind. I Was Crazy! Like, Wanting To Slash Tires And Smash Car Windows. Crazy! I Was So Hurt That I Had To Write.

I Am A Woman, I Make Mistakes. I Make Them Often. God Has Given Me A Talent And That`s It.

I Like To Read Octavia E. Butler's 'wild Seed' Over And Over Again. And J. California Cooper's 'the Wake Of The Wind.' That One Makes Me Cry From Joy. I'll Mourn - I'll Actually Mourn - And Then I'll Cry From Joy. She's Wonderful.

I've Always Been A Firm Believer That Soul Music Never Dies. The Artists We Still Listen To Today, Years After Their Music Was First Heard Are Mostly Soul Artists; Donny Hathaway, Marvin Gaye, Chaka Khan. We Still Sing Along To All Of Them With Our Hearts.

Lately I've Been Going To All These High Schools Talking To The Students, Answering Their Questions, Listening To What They Have To Say. It Has Been An Incredible Journey To Be Around Them And Try To Give Them What My Mother Gave Me.