Occupation: Singer Birth: May 4, 1956 Death: November 18, 2016
I'm singing, you know, because I'm happy and I'm free..
We chose it's name [Give the People What They Want] a while ago, long before the cancer. But I can't think of a more fitting title..
I'm lookin' at these Disney characters, these young girls coming out looking like, little whores..
I just want to give my love to God..
I miss my hair, but I feel like going out there with some fake braids wouldn't be right. I want to be the most genuine performer I can be..
I just want to be able to get onstage and move and move around..
I tell the songwriter's story. When I read people's lyrics, I'm so amazed. I want to tell this story and make it part of my life. I usually can't wri….
I remember going into a raggedy studio, still with my work uniform on. At the time, I was driving money trucks for Wells Fargo, so I had my gun and h….
I'll be staying in touch and keeping my fans and friends updated on my progress. I'm looking forward to getting back on the road to give the people w….
I don't want to be home just taking medicine and waiting to die, you know? That's not something I'm about..
Sometimes people look at our covers and say, "That looks just like that other cover." I say, "And?" It reminds them of a cover from way back when. If….
There ain't no way I'm going to be droppin' nothing. If I was in my twenties, maybe. But now I try to keep it looking decent. I don't want to expose ….
The only thing I wanted to accomplish was to finally get recognized by the music industry. If you know the awards, answer me this question: Do you se….
Being with the Dap-Kings is like being an athlete..
Singing is my life. And when I can do that, that's when I'm free. That's when I'm at my happiest, I'm at my most..
If God watches over a little sparrow, you know, if he takes care of the birds, a little sparrow. Here I am, one of his children, you know, he got so ….
Music is my happiness, my joy, and when my body wasn't right I couldn't get into my music without being healed, without being healthy..
I'm going to keep on keeping on as long as I've got my health and strength, and God gives me that will to do it..
Play with me and you play with fire..
I'm not going to sing something if it doesn't make sense to me, or if it makes me look like I'm begging someone or I'm weak, because that's not me..
This album [Give the People What They Want] has almost been in the making for almost three years now. When we first began on it, my mother was sick. ….