I'm not a braggart, but when I was a little girl people used to come from all over Hollywood to hear me sing.
There will never be another Michael Jackson, a huge pop star since (the age of) 7.
I like Brandy a lot. She's a vocal prodigy.
There is no prodigy in our profession. If you see all the great singer of the past, none of them are.
Basically, I was a freak show. This kid with this big old voice. I was a travelling freak.
I pretty much came out of the womb singing. I think I sang all the time.
When I was eight, it was clear I was a very good singer.
You have singers that are trained, and then you have natural singers: people that, in my opinion, were just born to sing. And hopefully, I am one of them.
It all started when I was 11 months old, singing a song by Jodeci in the back seat of the car. My mother turned around and said, 'Who is that?' When she saw it was me, she said, 'I think we have a singer on our hands.'
I've known Russell Allen for over a decade now, and I've always thought he was a very underrated singer. He has one of the best voices in the business I've ever heard.
If somebody asks me to recommend a young, good singer, I always do.
