59 Quotes by Anita Baker

I'd love to be the political voice of my generation, but that's not my gift.

I'm used to getting up at 7, getting breakfast, getting the kids off to school, and doing the mommy thing and the wife thing and the daughter thing.

It's impossible to write and produce a record when your parents are dying. I really tried, I really, really tried, but it just wouldn't come.

Historically, in my generation, all of my heroes and heroines have had issues and problems. We all do.

I need my career. That's what validates me.

I used to sing at funeral homes for families that didn't have a vocalist. I didn't get paid. I needed to sing.

I would make far more money if every song were my own, but I don't write to fill up the album with my songs.

Long tresses down to the floor can be beautiful, if you have that, but learn to love what you have.

Most artists are notoriously insecure, and I fall into that category.