My mother - the Irish side of the family - was very musical. My mother was a singer; there was music around the house all the time.
“I truly respect the people who are working. If they want an autograph from Patti LaBelle, they are going to get it. I have never separated myself from them. I never think you are better than the next one.”
“Great things are not accomplished by those who yield to trends and fads and popular opinion.”