A Reporter Once Asked Me If I

I Just Think Josephine Baker Life Story Needs To Be Done. I Think She Was An Extraordinary Woman. To See Someone Who Was Basically A Showgirl Have The Kind Of Lifestyle She Had Was Extraordinary. I Really Think She Made Her Own Lifestyle.

It Seems Like I Don't Have A Lot Of Time For All The Things I Need To Do. I'm Spreading Myself Fairly Thin. I Have Responsibilities To My Children. I Have A Big Staff That Works For Me. And When You Have A Staff, And I'm Sure You Know This, You're Always Concerned With Everybody's Life All The Time.

So Every Time I Make A New Circuit, A New Time Around, Then I Change The Show. You Can't Change The Songs; People Still Want To Hear "lady Sings The Blues" And They Still Want To Hear Some Of The Oldies.

I Lived On The North Side Of Detroit. Right Down The Street From Me There Was A Young Man By The Name Of Smokey Robinson. I Was Very Proud To Live Down The Street From Him Because He Was Our Only Celebrity In Town. He Was Singing With The Miracles.

I Was Brought Up In This Part Of Detroit That They Used To Call The Ghetto.