Diana Ross
Diana Ross
Diana Ernestine Earle Rossis an American singer, songwriter, actress and record producer. Born and raised in Detroit, she rose to fame as a founding member and lead singer of the vocal group The Supremes, which, during the 1960s, became Motown's most successful act and is to this day America's most successful vocal group as well as one of the world's best-selling girl groups of all time. As part of the Supremes, her success made it possible for future African American...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionSoul Singer
Date of Birth26 March 1944
CityDetroit, MI
CountryUnited States of America
I just appreciate still having the longevity that I've had in my career.
I even thought of adopting a child as a single mother.
I think a responsibility comes with notoriety, but I never think of it as power. It's more like something you hold, like grains of sand. If you keep your hand closed, you can have it and possess it, but if you open your fingers in any way, you can lose it just as quickly.
I have never gotten into the label thing.
My family called me a wiggle tail because I was a little skinny, wiry kid full of energy.
Hair has always been important.
I don't have to sit around and wait for the next movie to come along, I can go out and sing.
I think that if my voice for some reason changes - because your voice does change - then it's time for me not to sing.
They tell me that it will be hard to find a man strong enough to love my own strength and independence, and not worry about being Mr. Diana Ross, but I disagree. I know absolutely that that man is somewhere out there.
I don't judge people by their sexual orientation or the color of their skin, so I find it really hard to identify someone by saying that they're a gay person or a black person or a Jewish person.
I know that my fans want to know who I'm sleeping with, but it's really none of their business.
I don't know what I feel about wearing my furs anymore. I worked so hard to have a fur coat, and I don't want to wear it anymore because I'm so wrapped up in the animals. I have real deep thoughts about it because I care about the world and nature.
The first time I heard a Billie Holiday record, I thought, 'What's so great about Billie Holiday?'
I have three girls, and I say the same thing to them. I'm not involved in their careers because I've learned that it's important for them to stand on their own two feet. They'll feel better and prouder of themselves if they do.