Donna Summer
Donna Summer
LaDonna Adrian Gaines, known by her stage name Donna Summer, was an American singer, songwriter, and painter. She gained prominence during the disco era of the late-1970s. A five-time Grammy Award winner, she was the first artist to have three consecutive double albums reach No. 1 on the United States Billboard 200 and charted four number-one singles in the U.S. within a 12-month period. Summer has reportedly sold over 140 million records, making her one of the world's best-selling artists...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPop Singer
Date of Birth31 December 1948
CityBoston, MA
CountryUnited States of America
I realized that I had a serious problem with depression, and I went to a doctor and he gave me some medication.
You've got to maintain your level of self-esteem through everything. You are who you are, and nobody will ever be able to take that from you if you don't let them
Well, I'll say I have an incredible ability to fantasize - I really do. I don't have to have things tangible to be able to see them, and therefore I enjoy so many things, because they're in my mind.
My life was changed in one breath from God.
If you've never been to one of my concerts. I want you to know that it is OK to scream and yell.
Let's say that, in reality, I'm basically very shy when it comes to men.
I am sensual and very physical. I'm very erotic. But my sexuality exists on a sort of a fantasy level.
Heaven knows, it's not the way it could be.
Nobody wants you to stop, obviously because you're a moneymaking machine. But you have to make the decision and you have to move forward. So I took time off to have babies and do all that.
German people get very uptight if you mention World War II. Germans today feel that what's past is past, new generations don't really remember it.
God had to create disco music so I could be born and be successful.
I don't care if I'm beautiful; I don't care what I am on the outside. It isn't about the outside.
I don't really try to predict what can and will happen with things. Sometimes you think something's gonna be a huge success, and it isn't. And sometimes you pay no attention to something whatsoever, and God just makes it into everything.
If you've never been to one of my concerts, ... I want you to know that it is OK to scream and yell.