Diana Ross
Diana Ross
Diana Ernestine Earle Rossis an American singer, songwriter, actress and record producer. Born and raised in Detroit, she rose to fame as a founding member and lead singer of the vocal group The Supremes, which, during the 1960s, became Motown's most successful act and is to this day America's most successful vocal group as well as one of the world's best-selling girl groups of all time. As part of the Supremes, her success made it possible for future African American...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionSoul Singer
Date of Birth26 March 1944
CityDetroit, MI
CountryUnited States of America
Years ago I wanted to buy an apartment in New York City. I was a single female - I had gone through my divorce - I had three children, I was in show business and black. It was, like, impossible.
I look forward to the future - and going into the studio to make new music.
I was brought up in this part of Detroit that they used to call the ghetto.
I majored in fashion design in school, and I have always wanted to design my own line of clothing, jewelry, and stuff like that; so this was just a step for me in that direction.
It has always been, and still is, my intention to build a playground in Central Park.
So I'm not worried about the emotions I carry with me, because I'm happy that I have them; I think it's good for the work I do. The emotions that are not healthy are the ones you hold inside, like anger.
My life has often been described as 'from rags to riches' but in fact, the Ross's were never raggedy.
I have never gotten into the label thing.
Do you know where you going to? Do you like the things that life is showing you? Where are you going to? Do you know?
One thing you cannot control is nature.
Just because I have my standards they think I'm a bitch.
You can't just sit there and wait for people to give you that golden dream. You've got to get out there and make it happen for yourself.
Instead of looking at the past, I put myself ahead twenty years and try to look at what I need to do now in order to get there then.
Most people are so hard to please that if they met God, they'd probably say yes, she's great, but ...