Patti LaBelle

What can I do?

What can I do?

Oh, thank you so much, Joy. It's giving me goosebumps talking to you.

Oh, thank you so much, Joy. It's giving me goosebumps talking to you.

Yeah, a good 80. How old do you feel, Patti? I feel 30. You do? Yes, I feel 30. And the 80 is working. It's working. I've never been ashamed of saying my graduation. Whenever I turn 75, that's a graduation. I graduate each day in age, which some ladies and men are afraid to say how old they are. And my sisters all died in the early 40s. Yes. So whenever I made 50, I knew I had graduated.

Yeah, a good 80. How old do you feel, Patti? I feel 30. You do? Yes, I feel 30. And the 80 is working. It's working. I've never been ashamed of saying my graduation. Whenever I turn 75, that's a graduation. I graduate each day in age, which some ladies and men are afraid to say how old they are. And my sisters all died in the early 40s. Yes. So whenever I made 50, I knew I had graduated.

You know, and every other year was just like putting on another year that they didn't make it. So I'm honored to be 80.

You know, and every other year was just like putting on another year that they didn't make it. So I'm honored to be 80.

Oh, it does. A true education. I have learned at every age something great and something that you say to yourself, well, maybe because my family died young, I might not make it to 70. Mm-hmm. And I did, and I'm 80 and still striving and still realizing it's a blessing.

Oh, it does. A true education. I have learned at every age something great and something that you say to yourself, well, maybe because my family died young, I might not make it to 70. Mm-hmm. And I did, and I'm 80 and still striving and still realizing it's a blessing.

I knew at 80 I was going to have a big, big party.

I knew at 80 I was going to have a big, big party.

So my friend Zhang Toy made a beautiful dress for me. Before I knew where the party would be or any details. Yes. But I knew I had to celebrate with a beautiful dress. Yeah. So I got the dress and I kept saying to my son, why don't you just tell me? He said, tell you what? I said, just tell me where it's going to be. Yeah. Because I know it's going to be. Yeah.

So my friend Zhang Toy made a beautiful dress for me. Before I knew where the party would be or any details. Yes. But I knew I had to celebrate with a beautiful dress. Yeah. So I got the dress and I kept saying to my son, why don't you just tell me? He said, tell you what? I said, just tell me where it's going to be. Yeah. Because I know it's going to be. Yeah.

And so then he told me this big story one day about I had to get dressed because we're having a meeting with Walmart. I said, since when do I have to get dressed, dressed up for a meeting with Walmart? But I did. Wait a minute. Were you suspicious or did you buy into it? Of course I was. No, I was suspicious because I knew he was lying. I knew it wasn't going to be a party with Walmart.

And so then he told me this big story one day about I had to get dressed because we're having a meeting with Walmart. I said, since when do I have to get dressed, dressed up for a meeting with Walmart? But I did. Wait a minute. Were you suspicious or did you buy into it? Of course I was. No, I was suspicious because I knew he was lying. I knew it wasn't going to be a party with Walmart.

But because I am who I am, I got dressed and put on that beautiful blue dress and said, let me let him think that I don't know any better. And then we went to the party. It was in New York because I live in Philadelphia. And so I knew it was going to be a fabulous night. And when I walked in the door, all my friends were there. Oh, God. Everybody that I loved in show business.

But because I am who I am, I got dressed and put on that beautiful blue dress and said, let me let him think that I don't know any better. And then we went to the party. It was in New York because I live in Philadelphia. And so I knew it was going to be a fabulous night. And when I walked in the door, all my friends were there. Oh, God. Everybody that I loved in show business.

From back in the day, friends that I hadn't seen in 20 years. Just so many wonderful people who enjoyed celebrating with Patty Patty.

From back in the day, friends that I hadn't seen in 20 years. Just so many wonderful people who enjoyed celebrating with Patty Patty.