Patti LaBelle feared she was "going to drown" Otis Redding when he was teaching her to swim. The 79-year-old star was taking swimming tips from the music icon - who died in December 1967, aged 26 - when she started to fear the worst. Speaking to the Guardian newspaper, Patti recalled: "I thought I was going to drown Otis because I was pulling him down with me.
I loved Otis Redding, and I still speak to his wife." Patti still remembers felling impressed by Otis' wisdom. Journalism for the curious Australian across politics, business, culture and opinion.
The singer also remembers Otis - who - who died in a plane crash over Lake Monona in Wisconsin - as a "gentleman". She shared: "He had an old spirit, you’re right about that. Such a gentleman, such a nice man to all of us, to all of the ladies in the world.
" The singer has enjoyed a remarkably successful career, selling more than 50 million records worldwide and winning numerous awards. Despite this, Patti insisted that she's actually quite "boring". The 'On My Own' hitmaker said: "I’m very shy and laid-back off stage.
I don’t socialise very well. Offstage I’m boring. I’m very boring.
I am." Asked why she thinks she's boring, Patti replied: "I don’t drink ..
. No, I do drink wine. I don’t swim.
I don’t drive a car. I don’t go dancing at the clubs. I stay in the kitchen and I cook.
" Patti has been working on new music over recent times, and she insists that her singing talents remain undiminished. She said: "So.
