![]() “And I live life in a way that I hope is pleasing to Him. Sixty years? I know the Lord gave me this gift,” she proclaimed. “Honestly, God has always been a part of my life. She, however, would disagree that her voice alone has allowed her to tour the world. I never get to experience the places I go.” This resonated as a downright shame, seeing as how Knight’s legendary voice has brought her around the globe multiple times. “Half the places I’ve been, I haven’t seen. ![]() I can’t say I’ve never been there before,” she continued. “I love people and love to people watch, so as long as they’re there, I’ll like it. “I’m really lookin’ forward to comin’ down ,” she exclaimed. While Knight’s not completely sure if she’s performed in Santa Barbara before, she’s no less excited about her upcoming show at the Granada. These kinda things happen in our industry all the time, so we were a little behind schedule, but we still did our thing today!” Gladys Knight “The airline lost some luggage on our way to the set. And sorry about the push back,” she repeated. “I’m so busy today! I just finished a travel section for our restaurant we got another one-our fifth-opening in Ashville this March. “I’m just fantastic,” Knight practically giggled as she apologized for her tight schedule. ![]() Not even lost luggage, it seems, could get her down. Laughter served as the constant thread that ran throughout this conversation, and Knight’s uplifting spirit came as a welcome relief. Lucky for us, she also had 15 minutes to catch up with The Indy to catch prior to her show at the Granada Theatre this Saturday night. Not only does Knight continue to tour relentlessly, she owns (and often frequents) her successful chain of Gladys Knight and Ron Winan’s Chicken and Waffles restaurants, and appears regularly on television. In other words, age hasn’t slowed the Queen of Soul a single bit. At 64 years old, Gladys Knight is still one of the most youthful women in show biz-and certainly one of the most fun. She doesn’t look to be in her sixties, and she doesn’t act like it either. ![]()
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