I made numerous attempts to find a way to do it all, to be a creative singer, songwriter, producer, and to be the mother, daughter, sister, lover, wife. And the thing about music is, with me, that she's a harsh… — Anita Baker Copy Share Image
I'm used to getting up at 7, getting breakfast, getting the kids off to school, and doing the mommy thing and the wife thing and the daughter thing. — Anita Baker Copy Share Image
I dont think being black has held me back at all. Being black makes you strong. — Anita Baker Copy Share Image
My father worked on assembly lines in Detroit while I was growing up. Every day, I watched him do what he needed to do… — Anita Baker Copy Share Image
Completeness? Happiness? These words don't come close to describing my emotions. There truly is nothing I can say to capture what motherhood means to… — Anita Baker Copy Share Image
I made numerous attempts to find a way to do it all, to be a creative singer, songwriter, producer, and to be the mother,… — Anita Baker Copy Share Image
It's impossible to write and produce a record when your parents are dying. I really tried, I really, really tried, but it just wouldn't… — Anita Baker Copy Share Image
I'm picking and choosing in terms of the stress factor. If it's not fun, I'm not going to do it. — Anita Baker Copy Share Image
Oh my goodness, they are rocking so many variations of my high-top fade. I mean, Rihanna has taken it to a very angular 21st… — Anita Baker Copy Share Image
I would say that my peak was making my first million at the ripe age of 29, after the first album. — Anita Baker Copy Share Image
I say if it's going to be done, let's do it. Let's not put it in the hands of fate. Let's not put it… — Anita Baker Copy Share Image
Applause felt like approval, and it became a drug that soothed the pain, but only temporarily. — Anita Baker Copy Share Image
I don't even have voice mail, and people get all out of shape about that. But, you know what, I don't want to transcribe… — Anita Baker Copy Share Image
