I Can Take Care Of

I Said To My Teacher, 'i Can't Be A Singer Because I'm Not Pretty Enough, And I'm Fat.' And She Looked At Me And Said, 'tell That To Nell Carter, Babe.' That Changed My Life Forever!

When You See A Fantastic Colour Or Cut In A Magazine, Perched Up On Some Famous So-and-so's Head, It's Tempting To Ask Your Stylist For The Same, But Do Not Be Fooled. The Hair In Those Fancy Photos Can Be Very High Maintenance.

The Fit Is My Main Focus, I Want The Fit To Be Great And That's The Focal Point For Me.

Reclaiming The Word Fat Was The Most Empowering Step In My Progress. I Stopped Using It For Insult Or Degradation And Instead Replaced It With Truth, Because The Truth Is That I Am Fat, And That's Ok. So Now When Someone Calls Me Fat, I Agree, Whereas Before I Would Get Embarrassed And Emotional.

I've Never Had A Very Quiet Voice. I Tried In Choir To Make It Smaller, And It Just Didn't Work Out. And I Listened To A Lot Of Soul Music When I Was Growing Up On My Own Accord. But I Was Mostly Into Mama Cass And Gladys Knight, And They All Had Big Voices Too; Just Different Than Mine.