American - Actress | October 19, 1960 -
Aretha Franklin, first and foremost... That's my top girl there.
Jennifer Holliday
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Usually, if someone wants an inspiring-type number - patriotic, gospel, big love song - then I think you do think of me.
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It was a very hard decision to let people know about the multiple sclerosis because we're in an industry where illness is not something that show business likes.
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I always tell people, 'It'll get greater later' meaning that sometimes we have to pass through whatever it is. We know that we can get through it because others have.
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I do think the love-gone-wrong songs go over better, only because those melodies and those lyrics have a different feel that you can grasp on if you're a torch singer like myself.
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I'm quite sure we all have a sweet love song that we dance to or recall from our wedding or something, like 'At Last,' but I think that it is the love-gone-wrong songs that touch even men.
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When I was with Geffen Records, I weighed almost 400 pounds. The label told me that I had a great voice but wasn't marketable having a weight image.
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Back in the day, if someone at the record label didn't care or like your music, it never got to the public. It just got shelved.
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