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Donna Summer Quote | Knowledge & Wisdom

“I don’t care if I’m beautiful; I don’t care what I am on the outside. It isn’t about the outside.” —Donna Summer (1948–2012). Famous under her stage name of Donna Summer, she was born LaDonna Adrian Gaines in Boston and raised in the Mission Hill neighborhood by her father, a butcher, and her mother, a […]

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Donna Summer Quote

Photo Credit: Michael Ochs Archive/Getty Images
Donna Summer Quote
Donna Summer Quote
Photo Credit : Michael Ochs Archive/Getty Images
“I don’t care if I’m beautiful; I don’t care what I am on the outside. It isn’t about the outside.”

—Donna Summer (1948–2012). Famous under her stage name of Donna Summer, she was born LaDonna Adrian Gaines in Boston and raised in the Mission Hill neighborhood by her father, a butcher, and her mother, a teacher. Her voice and talent brought her world recognition as the “Queen of Disco.” She won five Grammy Awards, sold more than 140 million records, and in 2013 was inducted posthumously into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

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