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"Even though there's no forum for me on the radio for the kind of music I sing anymore, I am still excited about having a career where I can sing the best music in the world, and people will come and hear me because of the hit records I've had in the past."
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"When you do interviews, you have to talk about yourself - and I like to find out about other people. I am so familiar with everything that I do. I've said it over and over again. I think it is boring."
"I think there are a lot of people who really want to be famous, they really do. I don't. It sort of gets in the way of the everyday things that I do."
"In other words, the celebrity gets out of hand, and if you're not careful, you will forget what you are about - and that is you are about making music that people want to hear."
"But I am very grateful for my success, and with success, of course, comes a whole lot of celebrity."
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