Getting a degree, being on Sesame Street... those were like real accomplishments to me.

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• Chaka Khan:

  I mean, I'm not unhappy, but there's still so much I want to do.

• Chaka Khan:

  Well. I'm probably not loving myself like I should, but I'm really trying.

• Chaka Khan:

  I've always struggled so much just to appreciate myself.

• Chaka Khan:

  When I was in my twenties, it felt like I was riding wild horses, and I was hoping I didn't go over

• Chaka Khan:

  In my thirties, I felt I had hold of one of the reins some of the time.

• Chaka Khan:

  I'd been in a vicious cycle and circle of people and couldn't see my way out. So I picked myself up

• Chaka Khan:

  Walking through this life really is walking through fire.

• Chaka Khan:

  My philosophy is familiarity breeds contempt.

• Chaka Khan:

  I like to work spontaneously.

• Chaka Khan:

  Everyone in my family sang, and we would always sing these songs.