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 don't think getting in and out of a limousine has anything to do with being an icon.
So I'm not worried about the emotions I carry with me, because I'm happy that I have them; I think it's good for the work I do. The emotions that are not healthy are the ones you hold inside, like anger.
I try to choose the songs that really are basically coming from my heart. I think that through the songs that I select, people know what's going on in my life.
A reporter once asked me if I ever cried. I wonder if people think I'm just as hard as a rock and have no emotions at all.
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 think that if my voice for some reason changes - because your voice does change - then it's time for me not to sing.
Icon. What is an icon? When someone is iconic it means they have established a certain kind of legacy possibly, and I think it does come with time. It's something in the arts, I feel. Maybe not, maybe it doesn't have to be in the arts exactly. I'm not really sure. But I don't think you are born an icon.
I've spent a lot of time on makeup in my life because I'm always in front of the mirror, getting ready for shows and performances.
... a little more than six years since Diana Ross has appeared on a Billboard singles chart.
It's the first time I have returned to my roots -- like going back to be a trio, ... The fans really wanted me to go back on stage and do the Supremes music, so I went about trying to make it happen. We'll go on tour in the summer.
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.
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.
I was looking at making a shift in my career. I've been so blessed I'd like to be able to give that back. If I could find young artists, young performers I can nurture to have a career I would really like that.
When we first began, we didn't have any hits.