Quotes from Rebbie Jackson

Every performer has to decide for themselves whether they feel they can combine family life and their performing life, and they have to establish a division that makes them happy. I never thought it would be a problem and it hasn't been.

Everybody wants to receive a certain amount of satisfaction from whatever employment they're involved in. That doesn't mean happiness, though. And then, if you don't have happiness, that's not success.

I really don't think the success Michael has had, or Janet, has made It harder for me. In many ways it really enhances the situation. I don't have to worry about name recognition, for instance.

My brother, Jackie, and I used to dance all the time.

The press, when they get a hold of something, they twist things.

I've always loved singing, and wanted to do musicals. Watching them as a child was what convinced me that I wanted to be a professional.

When I first came to California, nobody knew who I was or anything about me. I was a mystery to just about everybody, because most people didn't even know that the Jacksons had another sister.

I have to say, for a while, it was very difficult to listen to anything that Michael's voice was on. That's pretty tough to escape. Everywhere you go - food markets, departments stores, TV and radio - they are playing his music.

I made my own contacts and I recorded in different studios, and it was something that I did by myself without the assistance and help with my family at first.