Brenda Holloway

I was a black singer with a white voice, a perfect pop voice.

I feel Motown really exploited me.

Then when Gladys Knight came in to do my songs that was the straw that broke the camel's back.

I've always been very determined, ever since I was a little girl, to make my way.

There was a time when my mum would sew costumes for the dance studio so we could keep doing our classes because we couldn't afford them.

I know I'm not the kind of person who's gonna wind up a walking jukebox, like many rock 'n' roll artists. They just play their hits and that's it. That doesn't appeal to me.