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I was the overweight kid who didn't have a boyfriend. I listened to other people say, 'You're ugly, you're fat, you're stupid,' and I believed it.

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I'm very quiet. In the beginning, my brother would play the piano, and I would sing, because that's what my mom and dad did. And then along the way, somebody teased me for even thinking that I could get up there. That stayed with me, and I became very shy.

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I was a single mother, and my boys were babies. I sold my body for food, money, and Pampers.

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For a long time, I didn't want to live.

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I love my brother. But I'm not a yo-yo. He can't just keep spinning me in and out of his life.

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My brother, he just thought I was crazy.

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I've always believed there is a better place somewhere. I feel like I'm E.T. and I'm just passing through.

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I'm definitely not afraid of death. It's like I'm looking forward to it, really. I'm probably a little more afraid of living.

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I grew up in a bubble. I just watched TV. I thought that's what you were supposed to do in life: sing and dance and act.

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Inside of me, it was like my soul and what I had to do to feed my family was always split. I was writing lyrics while I was supposed to be working. I'd look up, and there's my supervisor.

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Musician

Born: May 18th, 1960

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