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
It takes a long time to get to be a diva. I mean, you gotta work at it.
If I have someone who believes in me, I can move mountains.
You know, you do need mentors, but in the end, you really just need to believe in yourself.
I really, deeply believe that dreams do come true. Often, they might not come when you want them. They come in their own time.
Most people are so hard to please that if they met God, they'd probably say yes, she's great, but ...
Instead of looking at the past, I put myself ahead twenty years and try to look at what I need to do now in order to get there then.
You can't just sit there and wait for people to give you that golden dream. You've got to get out there and make it happen for yourself.
Years ago I wanted to buy an apartment in New York City. I was a single female - I had gone through my divorce - I had three children, I was in show business and black. It was, like, impossible.
Well, even though she had six kids, my mother really believed I could achieve whatever I set out to do. Maybe it was my vitality or something.
... a little more than six years since Diana Ross has appeared on a Billboard singles chart.
I think the album really is about -- it's a reflection of where I am and (where) I've been for the last year or so in my life. I choose my songs that way because I become the lyric. I mean, I live the songs before I record them.
He is in a stable condition, which is an indication that he is recovering well.
But I just feel like I'm using whatever emotions I have when I'm singing or performing, and that's not a bad thing - as long as I am mindful of them.