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" I've dated a few musicians in my life, and it's kind of always been that way for me. You unite through creativity and share that process and more together. "

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" My mother was really amazing and left me with a whole lot of treasures. I miss her terribly. "

" If a song feels good to me, it's not very difficult to make it my own. "

" When I found out how music made me feel and how my singing made other people feel, that's when I decided this is what I wanted to do. "

" I never wanted to do anything else, really. I left home at an early age trying to find my voice, my niche in music. "

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" I never called myself a jazz singer. I just call myself a vocalist because I love to sing all kinds of things. "

" In any event, I'm proud to wear the badge of jazz vocalist if that's what people want to call me; but at the same time, there are many other things I like to do. "

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" I'm a chameleon. When you put me in certain soils, musically speaking, I will be in that place. "

" When I worked with my uncle, I loved the fact that jazz music demanded that you use your own unique approach. "

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" One of the things that I love about Sarah Vaughan is that she was always very current. "

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" I have one closet that's just shoes. The woman go, 'Amen,' and the men go, 'Oh my God.' It's color-coordinated from the ceiling to the floor, from evening to casual. "

" My junior high school teacher, Bennie Williams, was really more than a music teacher. She taught us poetry. She helped us put on school shows. She did all these kinds of things to help us stand in each other's shoes, and it was a really powerful time. That's when I discovered that I could sing. "

" When I first heard Nina Simone, her naked truth shocked me. Whenever she sang, it felt like lightning bolts in my soul. Every song was like a movie, a unique and very different vignette. "

" I feel proud of my journey. I wouldn't change it. "