Category: Patti LaBelle

I’m 60, and I did 60-year-old women songs…
– Patti LaBelle

I’m 60, and I did 60-year-old women songs. I’m not trying to be the Hip-Hop Queen, although I am the original Hip Hop Queen.

I don’t feel as though I have to prove anything to …
– Patti LaBelle

I don’t feel as though I have to prove anything to anybody.

So if diva means giving your best, then yes…
– Patti LaBelle

So if diva means giving your best, then yes, I guess I am a diva.

I’ve had 60 years of ups and downs…
– Patti LaBelle

I’ve had 60 years of ups and downs, and all of the downs that I’ve had, I’m happy that I’ve had them because it’s taught me to appreciate all the ups.

Whenever I go out, so many people who respect me …
– Patti LaBelle

Whenever I go out, so many people who respect me ask me what to do in a certain situation. A lot of times, I didn’t know the answers because sometimes I was going through the same sort of thing. But then later on, I would think of things that people told me.

All I can tell you really is if you get to the …
– Patti LaBelle

All I can tell you really is if you get to the point where someone is telling you that you are not great or not good enough, just follow your heart and don’t let anybody crush your dream.

You don’t have to be an angel…
– Patti LaBelle

You don’t have to be an angel, just be someone who can give.

I think the race situation is getting better as …
– Patti LaBelle

I think the race situation is getting better as far as people respecting each other goes. I think the race situation with entertainment is not that much better.