"It was the hardest thing and it was a lesson too. It was a lesson in there, that's why I stuck it through. I don't think I had one sick day. And I was doing matinees too! I was doing in excess 10 shows a week, for six months almost every day and we had one dark day a week. There were times, I swear before Jesus, I thought about how I could like hurt myself, in a cool un-invasive way so I could get some rest, hospital rest, and I could just check myself in and just sleep. I was with just a bad group of people. The people who put on the play were not very cool.
– Chaka Khan talking about her experience staring in the theatrical production, 'Mama, I Want to Sing,' on the West End of London during her hour-long interview with Cathy Hughes for 'TV One on One.'
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1. Only a star can endure conditions like you endured. It was unfortunate that one of America's greats had to endure those conditions. Next time get your agent to do a better job before committing you.
Mssylady at 5:17PM on Jul 31st 2008