I Believe It Is Possible To Tell

Too Many Religious Organizations Are In The Business Of Enforcing Beliefs.

No One Had Ever Told Me That Whites Were Supposed To Sing One Kind Of Music And Blacks Another - I Sang What I Liked In The Only Voice I Had.

Even Now, When I'm Asked How I'm Doing, I Like To Reply, 'pretty Good. I've Got All My Fingers And Both Eyes.

I Try To Keep My Feet On The Ground. Even Though I Appreciate The Fame And Adoration, I Remember Once I Used To Pick Cotton, And I Felt Like Even Then I Was Somebody. I Have The Same Feet, Hands And Heart Like Everyone Else. I'm Just Also Blessed With A Good Voice.

A Woman Went So Far As To Hire Private Detectives To Contact Me To Help Bring Her Out Of What She Called A Hypnotic Trance.