Stephanie Mills on Playing Dorothy in OG 'The Wiz', Why Diana Ross Was Cast for the Film (Part 1)
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Part 2: • Stephanie Mills: I Don...
In this clip, Stephanie Mills talked about her upbringing in Bed Stuy, Brooklyn and how she got an early start in entertainment by performing at the Apollo and on Broadway. She also recalled not wanting to audition for The Wiz out of fear of rejection but eventually landed the role as a 17-year-old. According to Stephanie, she initially ended up landing the leading role as Dorothy but explained the reason why she wasn't cast as Dorothy in the live action version is because Diana Ross wanted the role. From there, Stephanie and Shawn Prez engage in a friendly debate about Diana Ross and Beyonce. Stephanie argues that Diana Ross represents royalty, R&B and class personified while Beyonce is from a different generation that is more associate with hip-hop.
Interview by: Shawn Prez
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Whitney Houston, THE VOICE herself was vocally influenced by this icon! Saw her in concert 3 different times and she never disappoints! LOVE HER!
Man I wish whit was alive to be interviewed. Huff! Such a tragic ending from a tortured soul
OMG, Can't believe you're actually interviewing a great vocalist. Stephanie Mills is a music genius. So many wonderful concerts, and recordings. Thank you Stephanie for sharing your gift with the world.
Yeah she amazing
L like 33⅙
This is why Vlad is winning. He gets people to sit down that you actually want to hear about. And I really like Prez's interviewing style.
its tooo slow
@WOUNDSOFPASSION but yet you are still watching. How are you going to Say f*** Vlad but you're on his platform giving him good algorithm Especially with comments
@@WOUNDSOFPASSION He has one! Isn't this Shawn from SayCheese??
@@aChosenWon no
Made F vlad stanking ass.
Stephanie Mills is the true definition of a LEGEND!!!! I was so fortunate to see her in The Wiz on Broadway TWICE. Once with my entire family and then again with my day camp class.
Whenever I hear certain songs by Stephanie Mills, it takes me back to a particular moment in time at day camp. Her music brings back so many AWESOME CHILDHOOD MEMORIES. Such an EXTRAORDINARY VOCALIST!!!!!
She should of been n The Wiz film
I saw her in "The Wiz" when I was 11 and it was the first time I felt my spirit move. I had never stood to my feet for anyone EVER up to that point, but I found myself mesmerized by her performance. It was so magical to me, especially when she clicked her heals three times during that last note while singing "Home."
I must have been about 7 or 8 when my Grandmother took me and my brother to see Stephanie Mills in The Wiz. Absolutely amazing! I'm 55 now and It is still one of the highlights of my life! Thanks Miss Stephanie!🥰
Damn I wish I had a time machine. I ro k with the Tru School artist more than these new artists
Same here, I saw her when I was 17, there is no one that can sing "Home" like her!!! This song with Stephanie singing will play at my funeral.
Stephanie Dorthea Mills (born March 22, 1957) is an American singer and songwriter. She rose to stardom as "Dorothy" in the original seven-time Tony Award winning Broadway run of the musical The Wiz from 1974 to 1979. The song "Home" from the show later became a Number 1 U.S. R&B hit and her signature song. During the 1980s, she had five Number 1 R&B hits, including "Home", "I Have Learned to Respect the Power of Love", "I Feel Good All Over", "(You're Puttin') A Rush on Me" and "Something in the Way (You Make Me Feel)". She won a Grammy Award for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance for her song "Never Knew Love Like This Before" in 1981. Her albums What Cha Gonna Do with My Lovin, Sweet Sensation and Stephanie went gold or platinum, all through 20th Century Fox Records. Source Wikipedia
we knew this already...
@@mamadouaziza2536 .... Please, SPEAK FOR YOURSELF !!!!!!!!
@@tdad8683
Who else am I speaking for?
Facts: Stephanie Mills was not cast in the movie version of The Wiz.
@@mamadouaziza2536 We knew this already...
Her middle name is Dorotea! Destiny in action!
I met her back in 1992 in NY at Radio City Music Hall on a Saturday, she was preparing to perform on SNL. She was so humble, and classy.
Oops correction, I met Natalie Cole. not Stephanie. Sorry!!!!! 😂😂🤣🤣
I'm not surprised.
one of the greatest 'divas' this country has ever produced. She dont fly under the radar because she's unsung...she flies under the radar because she wants to. Her body of work, and her catalogue, is legendary.
Stephanie never "flies under the radar" she just knows how to keep herself out of mess, even when at times she can spark up a social media conversation lol.
She handled the Versus with Chaka Khan with Class
She so underrated as a vocalist but definitely a legend ❤️
How is she underrated as a vocalist when her vocal talents are praised and highlighted all round.
I agree I’m just saying she’s not talk about enough like Aretha Whitney or Patti she need to be praised more
she is not underrated, she peaked by 1988 and she is a Grammy winner.. She had her moments.. The mere fact that her legacy is mostly filled with talk of her being in The Wiz, takes away from her peak years in the 1980s when she was a huge R&B star..
Also, she keeps contradicting herself in interviews, she complains that she wasn't able to crossover into pop but yet she says she only wanted to do R&B anyway..
She claims that record companies only wanted White artists to do R&B.. Outside of The Wiz, she doesn't have much to tell about her story unless she is truthful with herself.
Music styles were changing in the early 1980s and Stephanie's sound did not change with the times, there was also a lot of competition with the introduction of Whitney Houston and Anita Baker among others. Truthfully, by 1985, Stephanie's career was pretty much over.
@@mamadouaziza2536 yep, she's a timepiece. An artist only known for a specific time. Which would be the 80s for her
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I agree.. All these people in the comments are praising her but where were they when she needed them? She released two albums in the 1980s that bombed. She released a pop song that the Black community and Black radio did not support. She needed her people when the industry was on Whitney's, Anita's & Karen White's bandwagon..
In the mid to late 1980s the market became over saturated with Black female artists and many crossed over and that when Stephanie got lost but she was able to score a #1 R&B hit in 1988.
Yes, Stephanie even tried being a dance performer.. There was Pebbles, Vanessa Williams, Karen White, Jody Watley, Shanice, Stacy Lattisaw, Melissa Morgan, Shannon, Anita Baker, Cherelle, Janet Jackson, LaToya Jackson, Patti LaBelle, Aretha Franklin, Diana Ross, Rebe Jackson, Natalie Cole, Salt n Pepa, the Whitney Houston Clones and a few White chicks that could sing R&B like Sheena Easton. Also, Paula Abdul was putting out her debut album around that time. Man, thats when the competition was big!
Stephanie Mills best performer ever!!! Always gave every ounce of her soul, energy and love to her audience. One of my absolutely favorites 💯 ❤😊
She is Criminally Underrated and So Dope
FACTS
Yea, when she’s not overdoing it.
She is a legend among legends. Her music was in my world. Anyone underrating her it’s their loss.
She seems like such a nice woman on top of being an incredible singer and everything else 🙌
As a kid I remember seeing Ms. Stephanie Mills sing "Anything you can do I can do better" with Ralph Carter on Wonderama back in the day. She has aged so beautifully and gracefully and if you haven't heard her song "I knew it was love" back when she was 15 y/o you are cheating yourself out of a real treat. Her voice was, is and will always be beyond amazing. ❤
I remember that Wonderama appearance with Ralph Carter. You have a great memory!
@@valerieharper3501 Back in the early 70's Wonderama, Soul Train and a bowl of Fruit Loops on Saturday & Sunday mornings was my life 😂
I saw the Wiz on Broadway when I was a teen, I knew THEN I was watching a legend! It was like watching someone’s path on the road to become an ICON....she definitely had IT!
I'm hating all yall that saw the Broadway play. She would of been a much better fit n the film. Diana was 2 old 4 that roll & she was always crying. Hell the film is just crazy
Her singing voice is very distinct.
- Singers nowadays sound alike. When you hear Stephanie, you know it's her.!!!!
Ms. Stephanie Mills mean so much to me as a huge fan. I love and respect her craft as an artist. She is so amazing. Thanks for this interview
This is amazing that you have Stephanie Mills on your platform. Another phenomenal get. I have seen her in person and she is a TRUE TALENT. For someone small in stature, Ms.Mills has presence and vocals that can fill any theatrical space. She is phenomenal.
I remember my mom used to play "I feel good" all the time when I was a lil kid. Ms. Stephanie Mills definitely a legend!
Hard to say that someone with the phenomenal accomplishments of Stephanie Mills is underrated and overlooked, but it feels that way. A certified triple threat! Actress, dancer, and singer extraordinaire!! There was a time in the late 70s into the 1980s when she was one of the hottest artists in R&b music!! She had five #1 R&b songs!! Brooklyn, N.Y.C. native!! God bless you, Stephanie. A LEGEND!!
Man she's another queen of soul, she's right beside patti labelle,aretha Franklin and gladys knight, and another underrated artist I absolutely love is Angela winbush, she should be beside them as well
No where near underrated in my eyes, She has a Movie, Tv Special and headlining several shows that are already sold out, and were only in the 2nd month of the year! That’s what legends do
@StephanieMills_fanpage Stephanie is an absolute LEGEND and her talent is amazing. I feel she's underrated because in the era when she was really hot, there were others like Chaka Kkan, Anita Baker, and Whitney Houston, for example that got more media attention. Stephanie, as a triple threat performer, was #1 talent wise in my eyes during that time!
@@philb.1502 yes indeed, I couldn't explain it better
When you don't do drugs and sleep around in Hollywood..you're career looks like this. To bad Whitney couldn't learn from her😒
I had the pleasure of meeting Ms. Mills way back when I was a kid and the original cast was still performing on Broadway. My stepmom was friends with Phylica Ayers-Allen (Rashad) and my family got a chance to go back stage and meet the cast. The late great Ted Ross and Mabel King were also in the play and they were all very nice to me and my family. I have had the pleasure of seeing Ms. Mills numerous times and it is always a great performance.
You had the chance to meet Mrs. Thomas from What's Happening?? I love her!! How was she in person??
@@lisasangria1086 She was very nice. My little brother was standing in her way when she was trying to come into the room and she kindly said"Excuse baby" I need to get in and smiled. My dad was like "Jay" move out the way for Ms. King". lol I
MABEL KING!!!!!
@@dominiquejones3805 Yup! lol
@@johnsonzz-jw3oz "Mama I can't breathe...." Legendary
Shawn knows how to make his guest feel welcome and comfortable. He sounds genuinely happy to interview his guests. He's one of the best out there!!
Stephanie Mills looks amazing!!
Idk about that...
U can almost hear him smiling
@@royrichardson9164 Hater spotted.
Mama Mills music runs through my bloodstream!
Her music raised me.
Icon is a complete understatement!
Stephanie got pipes, those distinctive vocals are legendary
I saw Stephanie in ‘The Wiz’. I’ve seen her in concerts over the years. Very rarely does an artist sound BETTER live. She’s awesome!!! 🥰🥰❤️💃🏾💃🏾
One of the greatest distinctive voices ever born, such a classy woman even when asked about DIANA, getting the role the role of Dorothy in THE WIZ‼️
🏆👉🏽👩🏽💃🏾🗣️🎶🎵
Humble, beautiful and amazingly talented. She's a Gift to this world.
She's in my top 5 lady vocalists, and her performance on the Apollo is one of the best in my opinion.
Honestly, it really doesn’t matter that Stephanie wasn’t in the Hollywood adaptation of The Wiz. Steph did it on Broadway for 5yrs and we have the recordings too. Diana Ross wanted to do it badly because she felt a strong connection to it and felt as an artist; a strong message to share. I do love the idea that she was an adult trying to find herself again because she lost alignment with herself. That’s real and I respect her for trying. She sang in that movie in a way many never heard her sing before. It’s the underdog in Diana Ross that makes her Be A Lion and Home so appealing to me. But of course Stephanie Mills slayed those songs, of course. But I also love Diana’s take. Diana was a mega star back then.
Every time I watch Diana cry with strong emotions while singing Home at the end of the movie, I get cold chills and it moves me. She puts her own stamp on the song and it’s beautiful. I love Stephanie Mills and I feel she has an amazing voice, thank you ladies for not cursing or opening your legs during a performance!
Diane was for sure. 💯💯
Love me some Stephanie Mills…..this interview is so golden. And is still so beautiful. Salute to Ms. Mills. She’s still heavy on my playlist.
I grew up listening to Stephanie Mills! A true Iconic Legend!!! She still looks amazing! We love you Ms Mills!💖🌹
She is one of the very few "well-rounded" and down-to-earth, humble entertainers there are! The best!
"Maaaaaavelous" 😉
My All Time Favorite. She has the Best singing voice that I ever heard. Truly a Blessing to hear her life Story.
Stephanie Mills is a legend! Very few singers can touch her: she’s an amazing singer and performer. She’s also very down to earth and a kind person - I met her many times when I was much younger. Sweet person.
Love she brings her son out on stage. Stephanie just comes across as a genuine beautiful soul
Stephanie Mills is beyond beautiful with such an amazing gift. Absolutely phenomenal voice.
Idk about "beyond beautiful" 😂😂
@@jojosurrayyah 😂😂 be nice!
@@Pharoe29 ijs 😂😂
Gotta stop tearing each other down. No disrespect to any commenter on this thread.
I dont see any other people's talking bad about their people in public.
Build each other up, yall!!! ❤️❤️❤️🥰🥰
@@HI-lq4vl That’s a fact 💯
Ms. Stephanie Mills is so humble, beautiful, with a big voice! Can't wait to hear the rest of her story!! Love my favorite Ms. Stephanie Mills.
I love him appropriately calling her Ms. Stephanie and, she still looks so youthful and gorgeous!
She still looks fine & I still bump her amazing music & videos to this day. I will def watch that new movie. 💯🎤🎼. Great interview!
I could listen to her talk for the longest time! She's so genuine and interesting.
Aw Wow !!! I was just getting into this interview and ended up a hold on to your seats maybe a part 2 coming up soon ? I absolutely LOVE Me some Stephanie Mills. I just recently sought out a greatest hits album on Cd 💿 of her older songs. What A Voice that still stands today !!
Always loved what she've brought to music! A talent off the scales for sure! She dropped alot of nuggets dealing with the music business! 🎶🎵
I am truly a STEPHANIE MILLS FAN‼️She has a GOD GIVEN AMAZING VOICE!!! TRULY A GIFT FROM GOD‼️MY FAVORITE STEPHANIE MILLS SONGS ARE: NEVER KNEW LOVE LIKE THIS BEFORE and HOME‼️I love hearing her sing HOME‼️I've always been in AWE, MEZMORIZED AND IMMENSELY IMPRESSED AND OVERWHELMED BY HER VOCALS AND THE WAY SHE SANG THE SONG "HOME"‼️Great, GREAT singer and incredible artist ‼️‼️KUDOS TO YOU STEPHANIE!!! MAY GOD CONTINUE TO BLESS YOU ‼️🙏🏿👍👏👏🔥🔥🎉🎉🎉🎉⭐️⭐️🏆🤲❤️🤍❤️🙂
Wow! Ms Mills LOOKS AMAZING, SHE IS A LIVING LEGEND. BLACK DONT CRACK
Say it again sister👍🏽
Please stop with this dumb sh*t. First off Stephanie Mills isn’t ANCIENT. She’s still fairly young. And it’s PLENTY of BAD, OLD looking older black women walking around out here. Black cracks, sags, molds and everything else like any other human.
Glad I see her live. Her voice is supreme.
Wow didn't know she won a Grammy 🏆. She definitely deserves it.
Yepp for “Never Knew Love Like This Before”. She actually beated Diana Ross, who was nominated in the same category as Stephanie Mills the same year.
@@TheDondon14 Diana doesn’t even have a Grammy. I wonder what was up with that?
@@TheDondon14 that's what Diana gets 4 throwing her weight around & cheating Stephanie outta The Wiz when she clearly was the better choice
LEGEND...I remember hearing her songs & seeing her videos when I was a kid...great singer
Stephanie is a jewel!!! I have saw her live a couple of times. I love her. My favorite song is "Starlight." It's something about that song.
My mom took my siblings and I to see “The Wiz” on Broadway specifically because she wanted to see Stephanie Mills. Of course the night we went she was not performing and her understudy filled in. I just recall the audience yelling “Stephanie who?” when her understudy sang. I had no idea who Stephanie Mills was at the time. Didn’t hear her music until long after. I understood why my mom wanted to see her.
Its about dam time! Stephanie is a Legend worthy of every rose thrown at her!!
Don't understand why people are upset with Stephanie for speaking her truth that's so crazy, love you Stephanie Mills 🥰❤
Please post part 2 leaving the audience on a cliffhanger with why Ms. Mills didn’t get her signature role ? We need a part 2 such a blessing to see her, we look forward to more
Lol u must be new to vlad! 😂 if so welcome and u will stay…
She was not cast in the Wiz movie because the studio wanted a 'star' to lead the film.
The movie would not have been made if Diana Ross was not attached to it, this is what Universal Studios said at the time..
@@mamadouaziza2536
I will say this what God has for you it is for you, Diana had the power to move movie producers then she should have let Stephanie play Dorothy and Diana play Glinda, also looking at the history of the Wiz God has blessed Stephanie Mills twice in one lifetime with the original run , inspite of the movie and blessed her all most what 30 years later in the wiz live at this point you can’t tell me you can have wiz with out Stephanie mills , and the fact God pretty much acted according with Diana Ross film career , you can’t take somebody else destiny , also If they didn’t make a big scale movie a play on film with what budget they did have would be find
@@newcreature222
The role in the movie was never offered to Stephanie Mills... A lot of Broadway performers never make it into the movie version of the play that they were in..
The Wiz was never going to be made by Universal Studios unless Diana Ross was attached. Julie Andrews was axed for My Fair Lady in favor of Audrey Hepburn because Audrey was a huge star at that time. Julie was just a Broadway actress.
Stephanie Mills should be glad she wasn't in The Wiz because the film was poorly received by critics and the public, not because of Diana Ross, but because it wasn't a good movie, they should have hired a director who was use to directing musicals instead of hiring Sidney Lumet, who was a director of drama/action movies.
Grease the movie came out the same year as The Wiz and Grease was a huge hit because it was led by two huge stars.
If John Travolta and Olivia Newton John weren't cast in Grease, the movie would most likely have bombed. You have to have a huge star to front a big movie such as The Wiz and Stephanie wasn't a star in Hollywood..
@@newcreature222
Diana Ross' film career was short because no one in Hollywood wanted to work with her and Motown because of they knew it would be a 'Diana Ross' movie and they would be in the shadows.. A lot of people refused to work with Barbra Streisand because of the same reason, Robert Redford was very reluctant to work with Barbra because he assumed he would get lost in the movie.. After The Wiz, Diana Ross was still in great demand as an actress but she turned down anything that required her to sing, she was the original actress for the movie The Bodyguard in 1980 with Ryan O'Neal.. Because Diana turned it down, the movie just sat for 11 years until Kevin Costner was attached and he hired Whitney Houston..
Also, Diana Ross has stated that she herself did not like spending time on movie sets just waiting around until she was called on set, she said she could be spending that time at home with her kids.
When I saw this was uploaded.. I had to watch!! She is a GREAT vocalist!
Really looking forward to this. Dont recall ever seeing a really in depth interview with Stephanie.
She was a powerhouse in a tiny package!Bless her.She seem to do things so effortlessly .I used to wish I was her she when I was a kid.
I'm glad Prez is doing this interview. Vlad would have talked over her. And since she's not in the streets, this doesn't interest Vlad. REAL TALK.
Stephanie Mills is definitely one of my fave female r&b singers and easily my top duo singer with Teddy P!
A class act! These other so-call female singers out there now need to take notes.
Love the choice of legendary artists interviewed recently.❤️ .....It sounds like Stephanie has a good story to tell.
It is so refreshing to see VladTV expand beyond the gangsters, drug dealers and rappers. I'm still hoping Vlad will interview Sheila E one day.
@Kirk Williams 💯 so true!!
💯 Her song "Power Of Love" is everything!! A True Legend..
@MD3 DA SNIPA Hey! 😊...I've noticed you have a good variety of taste in good music, for someone kinda young. I really like that!!
@@char_d.0908 💯
Thanks for giving Ms. Mills her flowers! 🌺 Legend!
Wow Vlad… with Ms. Stephanie Mills. Wow. Thanks so much- my fav female vocalist of all time. Viewing all parts .. what a treat! She’s certainly our treasure. 🙏
I had to immediately watch this!! So excited...I love you Ms. Stephanie Mills!!!! A true ICON AND BEAUTIFUL QUEEN
Her and Chaka are two legends .... that always keep it 💯
I got a chance to see Stephanie Mills on Broad Way at Radio City music Hall, in the Wiz. i was about twelve or thirteen. she sang the song Home and she killed it. i love her music peace and blessing Queen.
Beautiful voice..legendary. Her song “Home” is one of my favorites.
I hope she really believes his introduction. She’s a wonderful artist. And I remember see her on Soul Train in its DC years and I just loved her from then own. She’s one of those people who can really sing her ass off. I would call her a Legend to her face.
No one can sing HOME like Stepanie MIlls.
I saw Stephanie when she reprised her role as Dorothy in The Wiz when I was 11 years old. It was at a big theater in New Haven, Ct and my aunt wanted to take me because she saw Stephanie when she first did it on Broadway. This was 1992 or 1993. Good times 😊
This LADY can sang……Y’all…….Love Miz Stephanie…….I will never forget seeing her on Broadway in The Wiz……❤❤❤❤✨💫✨💫✨
She's an iconic pioneer 💜💜💜
Stephanie Mills and Jennifer Holiday are 2 of the most underrated singers.....They both can straight sing and not Lipsink 🤗🆗🆒
Lip sync
Did her lips 👄 sink? 😂😂😂
@@huntingtonparkway thank you i misspelled the words😳
huh? Stephanie Mills is not underrated, she peaked in the late 1980s and had her moments, she is a Grammy winner..
An ICON!!! A beautiful lady outside and inside ❤❤❤❤
Legendary Icon 😀 Stephanie Mills imma give you your flowers while you still here for your music everything what you did for the culture definitely for the R&B Soulful side 🎤🔈🔉🔊🎵🎶 🌹💐🌸💮🏵️🌻🌼🌷💓🙏🏿
Miss Mills is one singer I can listen to all day. Watcha Gone Do with my loving to this DAY is my jam!!!!!!!
Thank you for interviewing Stephanie and Smokey 😍
I gotta let my pops watch this. Stephanie Mills is "his baby" ❤️
I see why MJ loved her 🤩💪🏽
He should date her
@@oholm09 He should've married her.
@@oholm09 he did !
@@oholm09 he did date her
@@waynejeffery6995 yes for minute
She looks great. And has gotten even better with age without a doubt.
Still beautiful!!! Now we can use that word, "LEGEND" because it fits here!
You gotta get Ruth Pointer too.of the Pointer sisters..trust me..funny with a ton of stories and wisdom..
I would love to hear her stories!
they did a dope interview with questlove when Anita was still alive from a few years ago.
That introduction was everything.
I've ALWAYS loved Stephanie Mills and her music. And I'm in my mid 30s
This is so beautiful. I love you Ms. Stephanie, you are so real. Very good interview.
Love Her. An Inspiration!!!!God Bless 🙌
Stephanie reminds me of Michel’le minus the high pitch voice and the air headedness ..she’s a true legend🙏🏾
A QUEEN , A LEGEND , AND AN ICON !!! ❤❤❤
She is Awesome, one of my favorite. Bless her and her great talent.
You know how many times I played two hearts feat. Teddy pendergrass as a kid love ❤️ this sister period thx for this interview brother
I am cracking up at this interview. I remember this like yesterday, we couldn't get enough of her music, and MJ the N- word. It was nothin' but a word. Love them both.
Beautiful skin. GREAT singer, we need more of Stephanie.
Thanks for sharing your voice Ms. Mills!
Way back in the day . I was working downtown Chicago . I was expanding my culture. They had this play at the Subert theater. I was about 20years old. I told my girlfriend were going shopping to buy us some outf6 to see this stage play called The Wiz. It was my first and everlasting love of this young lady prefromance. Ms. Mills. Big love ❤. 😅😅
So happy to see this interview. I love her so ❤️
What an honor. She was it baby, back in the day. Still is but baby I sang my heart out in the 80s to her songs. Love love her
I appreciate this one!
I been singing miss mills music for over 40th years and now I interduce my daughter to miss mills music and my daughter love her now i have a grand daughter 2 years old i am singing to her miss mills music no I can't sing at all but it's all about love I am sewing in my children love bec my favorite song YOU GIVE GOOD LOVE just beautiful well written and excellent song by the one and only talented beautiful amazing stunning straight to the point STEPHANIE MILLS LEGENDARY I thank you for the words you chose and how well you sung your song take my breath away MISS MILLS I LOVE YOU AND APPRECIATE ALL YOUR HARD WORK YOU PUT IN ALL THESE YEARS MAY GOD CONTINUE BLESSING FROM NEW ORLEANS
“Because Diana wanted it”. Great answer…Whenever Diana really wanted something she would make her way to that casting couch and show Berry “what that mouf do” 😂
She and I are the exact same height and people always told me that I sounded like her when I sang but I wish lol. Watching her perform in The Wiz on Broadway was everything 🥰❤
I’m a huge fan of Preez interviews!
She is so beautiful to me -- and extremely talented!
I love SM, saw her live she's amazing!
Got to see this beautiful queen at my alma mater Claflin University. She's a great vocalist and even more beautiful soul