I always try to be a trend setter. That's what I always tell young people when I'm giving them advice. To go with their heart and don't follow the tr…

- Teena Marie

I still have a passion for the music, which is such a beautiful thing. I still wake up in the middle of the night out of a dream and have a melody in…

- Teena Marie

It's just a whole different thing, and it's just that my life has been a blessing, and I thank god every day for the gifts that he has given me and f…

- Teena Marie

I constantly tour, even when I don't have a record out.

- Teena Marie

I have enough love to last me a lifetime! Thank God I'll never lose my imagination and my passion. That's really what it is. I'm still passionate abo…

- Teena Marie

My first album came out in 1979.

- Teena Marie

OK, so truth hurts - but what else does truth do?

- Teena Marie

I just think it's a blessing that I was able to have the gift of words and to be able to put them into music. I was given a great gift all the way ar…

- Teena Marie

Overall my race hasn't been a problem. I'm a black artist with white skin. At the end of the day you have to sing what's in your own soul.

- Teena Marie