Chaka Khan
Chaka Khan
Yvette Marie Stevens, better known by her stage name Chaka Khan, is an American singer whose career has spanned four decades, beginning in the 1970s as the frontwoman and focal point of the funk band Rufus. Widely known as the Queen of Funk, Khan has won ten Grammys and has sold an estimated 70 million records worldwide. Khan was ranked at number 17 in VH1's original list of the 100 Greatest Women of Rock & Roll. In 2015, she was...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionR&B Singer
Date of Birth23 March 1953
CityNaval Station, IL
CountryUnited States of America
If we could just see how related we all are, how we're really all in the same place.
I've been collaborating with Ira Schickman on some songs, and there will be many other, great musicians involved.
I'm a woman and I'm a backbone...everybody needs one.
Well. I'm probably not loving myself like I should, but I'm really trying.
I love to sing. It's the easiest thing for me to do.
I'd like to work on putting art programs back in schools.
Your moment of clarity comes when you face your fears. Sobriety gave me back me - my life. Self-medication kills you slowly. You can never get a handle on that. It's a highly destructive force that has to be dealt with on a spiritual level as much as a physical one.