Broadway, I have to memorize everything. You get one time to do it right.
Grammys, American Music Awards, successful albums, I'd pick my kids any day over any of it.
I always wanted to fit in, but kids never accepted me. So I said, One day, I'll show them.
I am fed up with men who use sex like a sleeping pill.
I can't record in the morning because I sound like Barry White.
I didn't know if my music still fit or how people would receive me.
I do six shows a week. Sometimes my voice gets tired, but I love it.
I don't smoke often, maybe once or twice a month, but it makes me feel sexy and romantic.
I felt that putting my all into the relationship would have taken me away from my career. And I couldn't do that then.
I know for works for me - those wonderful sad love songs.
I learned that I had to believe in myself and not just to be comfortable with the opinions of others. I'm just more in control; I finalize everything.
I let everybody else's negative energy feed on me a little.
I like being in love. I want to be in love, but at this stage of my life, my career is, by far, the most important thing to me. It's my passion.
I look at other artists who have had fabulous first albums, and you don't know what they're doing today. Who's to say I'll be an exception to that rule?
I often felt like I was walking around with this Scarlet Letter stitched to my chest from the way that people treated me.
I take an active role in my imaging and how I look.
I think that once an artist has proven herself and you sell lots of records, you should be compensated.
I was a 10 million-plus selling artist.
I was so glad I did Beauty and the Beast. I always wanted to act, and if the bankruptcy thing hadn't happened, I wouldn't have started acting.
I'd lose my mind if I heard my kid call the nanny Mommy.
I'll be here. I'm not going anywhere. And I've only just begun.
I'll probably be 80 years old and still performing. Music is like fashion, it changes. But some things will always be the same.
I'm a businesswoman who's serious about her money. I want an empire.
I'm not a diva. I'm a tadpole trying to be a frog.
I've always been able to do sprinkles of hip-hop here and there in all my albums, but I'm not sure how my fans are gonna feel about coming out first with something that's so hip-hop.
I've always tried to be positive. There's a lot going on.
If anyone did any harm to my children, I don't know what I would do.
If I'm uncomfortable, you'd never know.
It sometimes makes me feel sexy to wear something revealing. But I have gone too far. I have to be honest about that.
It was a hard road; I would be performing, and on my off days, I would be in court.
It's been 10 years of success. They're the only family I've known, career-wise. I became nervous and scared. I almost fell victim to what they thought.
Like Scarlett O'Hara, I won't be broke again.
Over the last three years I've been broke, dumped, and pimped.
People don't believe that I can really do all of these things. I can really play the piano; I've been playing since I was 14.
People don't understand this business.
Performing live is the greatest high in the world. That's why I do what I do.
Pretty much everything I wanted to get back I was able to get back, my Grammys and my Soul Train Awards, in particular.
Sad songs seem to work for me, but I don't want to be redundant; I want to add a little flavor.
Some people say I'm kinda country, but I like to take risks on fashion. I kinda go left sometimes, so you can get a taste of my personality.
The resentfulness is starting to show. I feel a little resentful today.
There are problems with the single already. I don't want to put out the first single, Hit the Freeway.
This is one of the first times that I've been able to laugh and cry for happiness because things are going so great in my life right now.
To do what you love can sometimes be stressful.
When I first go out on stage, there are tummy bubbles everywhere.
When I watched American Idol, I always thought Simon was the most realistic. Simon's like, It was absolutely horrid. That's what they tell in the music industry.
When you take high risks, the rewards are higher. So sometimes I'll gamble just to see what happens. If it doesn't work, I know I can't do that.
Will people think I've been dropped? Oh God, you don't want people to think that. No one will want to touch you if they think you got dropped.
You can never go back to the first two albums in a career.
You don't want a whole bunch of yes people around you.
You lose the arrogance you need to be successful, but you need that arrogance because the second someone sees that side of you and chip at it, it's over.
The RIAA named Toni as one of the top-selling artists of all time.
The pedestal in Toni's music video for "You're Making Me High" was used to make her appear taller than her height of 5' 2".
Robin Givens starred in her music video for "He Wasn't Man Enough" as the cheating husband's wife.
She is famous for her husky alto vocal timbre.
Her hit single "Un-Break My Heart" reached #1 on the U.S. Chart.
She first began singing in her church choir.
Toni and her 4 sisters were signed to Arista under the alias "The Braxtons" before Toni had a solo deal with LaFace Records. They released ther first and only single "Good Life". The song was not a hit and The Braxtons were dropped from Arista. Even though it wasn't a hit, Toni's lead vocals caught the eye of Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds and Antonio "L.A." Reid who were forming LaFace records who gave Toni a solo record deal. The song "Good Life" can now be found on "The Essential Toni Braxton CD.
Like many of her fans, Toni Braxton considers her album "More Than A Woman" her worst album.
Her hit song "I Don't Want To" was written by R. Kelly.
Her son Diezel has been diagnosed with autism. She has been outspoken regarding her doctor's failure to diagnose Diezel's condition earlier, contending that if he had been diagnosed earlier, he could have been helped. In an October 2006 concert at the Flamingo in Las Vegas, it was reported that Toni Braxton broke down in tears discussing her son's condition.
Toni was used as a replacement for Anita Baker for the "Boomerang" Soundtrack. Anita Baker was unable to make a recording due to her pregnancy. The "Boomerang" Soundtrack features Toni's first single "Love Shoulda Brought You Home". The song can also be found on her self-titled debut album which is also known as "Love Affair" in Japan.
Before singing with LaFace Records, Toni and her 4 sisters were signed to Arista Records under the alais "The Braxtons". The Braxtons released their first and only single as a foursome titled "The Good Life". It flopped and The Braxtons were dropped from Arista. Although it didn't do well, Toni's lead vocals caught the eye of Antonio "L.A." Reid and Kenny "Babyfcae" Edmonds which prompted them to give Toni a solo record deal. The Braxtons disbanned as a foursome after being dropped from Arista. In 1996, 3 out of the 4 remaining Braxtons : Tamar, Trina, and Towanda released their first and only album, "So many ways". The Fourth Braxton sister, Traci wasn't a part of the group due to her pregnancy. The Braxtons disbanned for good in 1996 when Tamar went solo.
She was the first female to sign with Laface records.
Has been signed with LaFace Records.
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