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In the '90s, there was always this continuous pitting of women against each other in the media, trying to make them battle it out.
My voice? Yeah, well, I used to drink a lot of beer when I was a kid and I sounded like a drunk in a choir. I don't drink anymore.
'Saturday Night Live' is a show that I think I could have a lot of fun on, just being different characters and maybe singing, too.
We didn't know it was going to be a career - it was just a lot of fun. We were known as the bimbo band and never expected to last.
I have a vintage bohemian style of decor with a lot of candles, and second hand furniture and my crystals and my books and plants.
At its best, a live show is completely transcendent. The image I get is breaking through glass or shooting out into the free zone.
There were times when I had great times with my brothers, pillow fights and things, but I was, used to always cry from loneliness.
I can't put on weight, even though I eat so much and I'm not saying that in a good way because I love curves and I love carbs too.
When I was 5 years old, I got my first record. It was 'Flatt & Scruggs' Greatest Hits.' The second was 'The Fabulous Johnny Cash.'
When it comes to the video channels and the programs, the radio stations, the music is geared towards kids, and it's made by kids.
Basically, there's not a single circumstance, I pray, that can derail me from what Christ is to me and who I am because of Christ.
My favorite drugstore product is Clean and Clear makeup removing cleanser. It gets the makeup off in one wash - not three or four.
Scandal rarely toured after those first few hits. I want to go out and sing and connect with fans who may have never seen us live.
I draw inspiration from anything and everybody and that's what country music is to me... real life stories and real life emotions.
I get a lot of joy out of covering other people's songs, and, at my best, I think I bring something a little new to a lot of them.
I never wanted credit for being a wonderful person or a great human being or looking peculiar. I just wanted credit for the music.
Life is hard, but there are moments, sometimes hours - and, if you're really lucky, full days - where everything feels just right.
When we started, there were no other distractions like the Internet and video games, so music was central to young people's lives.
My mother didn't baby me, and I think that helped me out thus far to keep my drive and my hunger. I don't take 'no' for an answer.
We lived by the water, and I was a pretty normal kid until my teenage years; then I dyed my hair pink and spiraled out of control.
My first two records were more energetic; Phantom Moon is subtle, quiet; so these various reactions are just something I expected.
It's a privilege to be from England and be able to come over to America and have people listening to music and really enjoying it.
I left the entertainment industry part of my life behind in 1983, when we decided not to work with major record companies anymore.
I've always had a strong love and a sense of care for kids. And the one thing is evident and is so true - the kids are our future.
You should constantly write because your writing is always evolving and progressing. It's really important to start writing young.
There is such a hype and a big build up to me, and it's very hard to meet those expectations. That's been a big stress in my life.
After the 'X Factor,' there were opportunities everywhere. It was all there waiting for me to enjoy. I didn't understand business.
I lived in L.A. for a year when I was four - my dad was doing a sabbatical at UCLA - so it always remained quite a familiar place.
Yeah... I was a singer as a kid. I had a lot of stage fright, and what's happened with 'Idol,' it has got me past so much of that.
I'm a huge Gaga fan. I have been since I was a kid. I actually camped out overnight to see Gaga when I was 17 years old in London.
What's really important? That I'm an individual, I guess. I am an individual - a strong one, too. I'm Natalie Cole. I gotta be me.
We grew up in Woolton, Liverpool. We didn't have much, but it was irrelevant. We played out a lot with all the kids on the street.
My whole family has been such a great support, and they're the ones who have kept me grounded and allowed me to be who I am today.
Once upon a time, I could sing three hours. Now, when you see me say 'I'm done,' I'm done; ain't nothing left till the next night.
I think all the business stuff - the promotion, the hype, the high-power lunches, and the permanently injected smiles - is boring.
I suppose you always look back at how easier things were being young. There's always a shame that you're not as naive as you were.
When I'm out and people ask me what I do for a living, the worst thing you can say is, 'I'm a singer.' It opens up a can of worms.
I knew that I was different when I was six years old, but it wasn't until I got to about 10 or 11 that I realised I was a gay man.
I feel like my figure is a challenge because I'm quite flat chested but I've got a booty so I've got to look for the right things.
OK, I've had a life of sort of success, some people know who I am but a lot of people don't. I feel the need to change that still.
I came from a town of about 2,000 people with one stop light, and I was told that nothing I ever wanted to do, I would succeed in.
There is so much that happens in the entertainment life, especially when you've been working from such a young age such as myself.
I barely have time for my own children. To adopt more children and not have time for them, that would be poor parenting on my part.
There are a lot of people who helped make Queen Latifah who she is today. I don't forget, but a lot of people do and get big heads.
When you are missing someone, time seems to move slower, and when I'm falling in love with someone, time seems to be moving faster.
I write really scathing, angry stuff when I'm in a better mood, and then uplifting and happy stuff when I'm at the absolute bottom.
Church was a requirement, there was no choice in the matter, so was vacation bible school. Gospel has been in me since I was a kid.
He died a long painful death. However, you'll be happy to hear that just a few years later he was reincarnated as Shirley MacLaine.
I salute you for your courage, and I applaud your perseverance, and I embrace you for your faith in the face of adversarial forces.
I know that I'm deeply, spiritually, profoundly philosophical and I also know that I'm about the flakiest person you're gonna meet.