Categorizing Quotes

On her religious faith and the categorizing of gay society: "Well, you know, I grew up going to church, but I was raised by my uncle who passed away with AIDS a couple of years ago. He was my mother`s best friend. And my mother`s cousin. He brought me to school every day. He helped me buy my prom dress. He made my clothes with my mother. He was like my nanny. He was my favorite person in the world. And you know, I never really mixed Christianity with how I felt about him. I am about faith and spirituality more so than religion. Doing right by others and not judging."

(August 1984) A lot of people thought that I was a black artist before they saw my videos, because a lot of my music is more R&B oriented, and I think that I`m a white artist doing R&B music, getting played on pop stations. And I think that the kind of records I make are really changing people`s ideas of splitting up and categorizing artists and I think that`s opening ways for black and white artists as well.

A lot of people thought that I was a black artist before they saw my videos, because a lot of my music is more R&B oriented, and I think that I`m a white artist doing R&B music, getting played on pop stations. And I think that the kind of records I make are really changing peoples ideas of splitting up and categorizing artists and I think that`s opening ways for Black and white artists as well. (August 1984)

One should not forget that there are very few surviving items from this period, often just single, small bones, a tooth, a sliver of the skull. Categorizing these pieces can be very difficult.