without failure but overcoming her failures. she lived with power, not without weakness but overcoming her weaknesses. i just loved her. so i started off as a groupie. and then i said oh my god this woman who has sung for america, when dr. king was killed, at all of these political conventions including mine. at least president obama, the inauguration ceremonies and various things. i even talked her into coming to the rose garden to sing for the emperor and empress of japan. thought it might loosen them up, you know, it would be good.