I'm So Grounded, It's Sad.

I Can't Do Some Of The Songs That Younger Girls Like Mary J. Blige And Beyonce Are Doing. They Have Their Own Place And I Have My Own Place.

Whenever I Go Out, So Many People Who Respect Me Ask Me What To Do In A Certain Situation. A Lot Of Times, I Didn't Know The Answers Because Sometimes I Was Going Through The Same Sort Of Thing. But Then Later On, I Would Think Of Things That People Told Me.

There's Not Much Longevity In Music Today. It's So Easy To Go In, Put Some Pretentious Lyrics On, With People Saying The Same Thing Over And Over And Over.

I've Had 60 Years Of Ups And Downs, And All Of The Downs That I've Had, I'm Happy That I've Had Them Because It's Taught Me To Appreciate All The Ups.

I Decided To Always Sing In The Back With The Chorus And Never Went Up Front Because I Had Trouble Performing.