Chaka Khan

Quote: ?If I pop everyone who calls me a diva then I'm going to spend the rest of my life in prison. [Chaka Khan]

Quote: We are so similar in many ways, in that we are both so eclectic, ... And we love so many genres of music and we love to just mix stuff up. [Chaka Khan]

Quote: Basically what we did -- I wrote poetry, he took it home and came back the next day with music to it, ... It was that simple. It took us three weeks' time to do the whole CD. [Chaka Khan]

Quote: They are in it to make money, period, ... And they are looking at their earnings at the end of a fiscal year. You, on the other hand, are the total opposite of that. You are trying to express yourself, your deepest stuff. The two really don't go together when you think about it. [Chaka Khan]

Quote: As you get older, though, you realize there are fire extinguishers. You do have an ability to control the flames. [Chaka Khan]

Quote: Being a singer is a way for me to get to a platform to do more. [Chaka Khan]

Quote: But really, we also need to learn how to love one another as women. How to appreciate and respect each other. [Chaka Khan]

Quote: Everyone in my family sang, and we would always sing these songs. [Chaka Khan]

Quote: Getting a degree, being on Sesame Street... those were like real accomplishments to me. [Chaka Khan]

Quote: I grew up on Peggy Lee, Lita, Sarah, Ella - all these people! [Chaka Khan]

Quote: I have a lot of charity work I'm into right now, and selling my Chakalates - supporting that whole effort. [Chaka Khan]

Quote: I like to work spontaneously. [Chaka Khan]

Quote: I love to sing. It's the easiest thing for me to do. [Chaka Khan]

Quote: I love tuba and bass-horns. [Chaka Khan]

Quote: I mean, I'm not unhappy, but there's still so much I want to do. [Chaka Khan]

Quote: I remember seeing the movie To Sir With Love when I was a little girl. [Chaka Khan]

Quote: I think the whole reason for my life is in there somewhere. [Chaka Khan]

Quote: I'd been in a vicious cycle and circle of people and couldn't see my way out. So I picked myself up one day about 15 years ago and moved where I didn't know anyone. [Chaka Khan]

Quote: I'd like to work on putting art programs back in schools. [Chaka Khan]

Quote: I've always struggled so much just to appreciate myself. [Chaka Khan]

Quote: I've been collaborating with Ira Schickman on some songs, and there will be many other, great musicians involved. [Chaka Khan]

Quote: If I love a song, I make it mine. [Chaka Khan]

Quote: If we could just see how related we all are, how we're really all in the same place. [Chaka Khan]

Quote: In my thirties, I felt I had hold of one of the reins some of the time. [Chaka Khan]

Quote: My mom took me to see Goldfinger. My mom took me to see To Sir, With Love. [Chaka Khan]

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