The legendary ChakaKhan opens up to jsullivanmusic about stage fright, life's biggest decisions, and issues that still plague the music industry.
lit the internet on fire when it was released earlier this year. Here, the two musicians discuss the challenges of working in a male-dominated industry, prioritizing love and family, and keeping it together in a challenging time.
Being in a male-dominated industry, do you remember any specific time when you felt overlooked or underestimated? Maybe even taken advantage of because you were a woman? There comes a time in your life when you have to make a decision. What means more to me at this time? Am I going to love the people from the stage? Or am I going to give all my love and all my time to this person? As you get older, it does become easier. I used to struggle with it, but my struggles, thankfully, were very short-lived, because once I started having children, that’s when it became very easy for me to make a decision. Because ain’t nobody in my bed with me.