Patti LaBelle Shares Inspiration Behind Classic Hits & How To Stay Motivated
Angie Martinez IRL
iHeartPodcasts and The Volume
4.9 • 1.1K Ratings
🗓️ 28 May 2026
⏱️ 67 minutes
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Music legend and Grammy Award–winning singer turned entrepreneur, Patti LaBelle joins Angie Martinez to talk about the inspiration behind her classic hits such as “On My Own” with Michael McDonald and “Somebody Loves You Baby,” giving back to society after having a successful career, pivoting to starting her own food business, and her current “The Queens!” tour alongside Gladys Knight, Chaka Khan, and Stephanie Mills.
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| 0:00.0 | This is an I-Heart podcast. |
| 0:02.0 | Guaranteed Human. |
| 0:04.0 | What were you thinking at your 80th birthday? |
| 0:06.0 | They thought I was surprised. |
| 0:08.0 | You were not? |
| 0:09.0 | I knew about it, honey, way before they thought I did. |
| 0:11.0 | Child, I knew. |
| 0:12.0 | But I had to go along with it. |
| 0:14.0 | I said, oh wow. |
| 0:15.0 | And when we opened the door and saw all of those wonderful people, |
| 0:19.0 | I said, I'm so shocked. |
| 0:27.8 | Thanks for watching, guys. |
| 0:28.9 | Today's episode is brought to you by Boost Mobile. |
| 0:31.5 | So I want to toast to you. |
| 0:32.8 | To me. |
| 0:33.4 | And thank you for inviting me and my crew into your home. |
| 0:36.6 | You have a lovely crew and you're my best friend. |
| 0:39.8 | You are already. |
| 0:40.8 | You are already. |
| 0:41.8 | Already. |
| 0:42.8 | I've known you for so long and I've just admired you. |
| 0:46.8 | Really? |
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