Martha Rose Reeves Quotes

You can’t very well live in a castle while your kin is on the poor side of town and barely have enough food. Some want you to get to the top and rely on you making it for them, too.

There are times in show business when you work so much you think you will pop your cork, and then suddenly you can’t find any work.

The world I was born into was one filled with music.

Most performers spend half their earnings taking care of family members.

Lead singers not only do the majority of the work, but their personalities are singled out and taken as the general attitude of the unit.

If you stick around long enough, people start referring to you as a survivor. Suddenly I found myself on the receiving end of several prestigious awards.