32 Quotes by Jennifer Holliday

Usually, if someone wants an inspiring-type number - patriotic, gospel, big love song - then I think you do think of me.

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.

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.

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.

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.