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You've got to know business before you go to show business.
Patti LaBelle
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Patti LaBelle
Age: 80
Born: 1944
Born: May 24
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Patricia Louise Holte-Edwards
Patricia Louise Holt-Edwards
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Many a false step is made standing still.
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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.
Patti LaBelle
I decided to always sing in the back with the chorus and never went up front because I had trouble performing.
Patti LaBelle
I know how to put it on when it comes to interviews and performing because I have to. But I'm pretty laid back.
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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.
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I always have to go that extra mile, and I do it and I don't mind doing it, but it isn't fair.
Patti LaBelle
When I look into the crowd, I see young and old, black and white - it's amazing that I'm able to connect with so many different kinds of people.
Patti LaBelle
So if anybody wants to get me something, get me 60 crabs - one for each year. I don't want no diamonds, I don't want no shoes, I don't want no party. I want some crabs.
Patti LaBelle
I never wanted to go on stage alone because if you mess up, who can you blame?
Patti LaBelle
All these little heifers who can't sing are called ‘divas’.
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I love Canadians because I don't see very much racism in Canada.
Patti LaBelle
In matters of the heart it is always better to want something you don't have than to have something you don't want.
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Tell Aretha I’ll be praying for herBecause she needs Jesus!I love her.
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I've never been with a woman, so I guess I'm straight, OK? But I'm straight enough to know the difference between right and wrong. I am straight enough to know that if you want to marry whoever you want to marry, you should be able to marry whoever you want to marry
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I'll perform all the way to the grave.
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I like hip-hop music, but some of the lyrics make me want to cry.
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.
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.
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I never thought I would be singing for the world.
Patti LaBelle
Being honored at Berklee College of Music I got a doctorate. I am Doctor Patti.
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