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" There was a time in American history when almost every white person knew who Aretha Franklin was. "

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" I think you create your own hipness. "

" If you think about it, Aretha did basically the same things that I do. "

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" Trends don't mean very much. "

" Life is too short to harbor any hostilities towards anybody. "

" There weren't any white people in this country who didn't know who Gladys Knight was. Or the Pips were, as far as that's concerned. "

" I'm not angry at anyone. "

" I adore being with Roberta. I adore being in her spiritual light. I adore being close to her talent and gifts. "

" I never want to fake it. That's my whole thing. "

" Music should probably provide answers in terms of lyrical content, and giving people a sense of togetherness and oneness, as opposed to being alone in their thoughts and dilemmas or regrets or happiness or whatever. "

" If you have a Stradivarius and nobody to play it, it's just a Stradivarius. Or is it even that? It's nothing. "

" Every significant event that takes place in our lives is set to some kind of music. "

" I mean, on the food chain, do instruments really rate? I don't think so. "

" For me, the other thing is not just a strong sense of spirituality. "

" I have to choose songs that represent my personality. "

" It doesn't mean that I won't be sexy or hip or anything like that. "

" I'm having fun just being a musician as well as an artist at this point. "

" I like that sense of we're all on the same page and trying to get the job done. "

" I'd sing with Roberta Flack in a taxi if you called up and said she'd be in it. "

" If you think about it, everything we do in life is set to some kind of music. "