Nobody put the camera on the background singers who were singing. It was on Stevie Wonder. It was on Elton John. It was on whoever was the lead singer out front. We were 20 feet from stardom. Darlene Love Read Quote
I worked with Dionne Warwick, did shows with Bette Midler, and then I did the 25th anniversary of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame with Springsteen at the Garden. It was all important stuff because you want people to know you can work, you can sing, and you can still look good! Darlene Love Read Quote
When I met Letterman, he told me he thought ‘Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)’ was the greatest Christmas song he ever heard, and he wanted me to be on his show to sing it. Darlene Love Read Quote
I’ve always wanted to work with Barbra Streisand because she’s worked with some of the best background singers in the world who are friends of mine, worked with them in concert or on movie soundtracks, and I always say ‘Now, where was I? Where was I when she was hiring people to work with her?’ Darlene Love Read Quote
I enjoyed every minute of what I was doing with sessions, because The Blossoms, the group that I was singing with, they were the first black background singers. There weren’t any. Darlene Love Read Quote
In church, they have the music where you jump and you shout, you know, and then you have the quiet music where you’re sitting, you’re meditating. Darlene Love Read Quote
I get such joy out of performing for people, and you can tell whether they like you or they don’t like you the minute you walk out on the stage. And they don’t even have to tell me that they had a good time. I know they had a good time. Darlene Love Read Quote
I’m always happy to be a part of history. When you’re a part of history, you live forever. ‘The T.A.M.I. Show’ will live forever because now it’s brand new. We did that 40-odd years ago, and people are really starting to see it now. I was a part of history when I recorded that show. Darlene Love Read Quote
