While BeyoncĂŠ definitely embodies the definition of an icon, legendary singer Dionne Warwick doesn't believe she has reached icon status just yet.
During an interview with Essence âDionne gave her unfiltered opinion on the music of today. When asked if she believed today's music has classics, the 78-year-old singer said with a laugh, but firmly, "Not yet." She added: "I donât know if 10 years from now, anybody can actually sing the songs of our babies today. Thatâs not, as you guys say, 'throwing shade,' itâs looking at it with reality."
While Dionne is a fan of BeyoncĂŠ, she admitted that she's not yet convinced that Beyâs reached icon status just yet. "Watching her grow has been quite refreshing. Itâs wonderful to see how sheâs been able to create what and who she wanted to be and who she isâŚvery proud of that, I really am," she said. "Now, sustaining and becoming a big icon that Gladys Knight, or Patti LaBelle, or Johnny Mathis, or Frank Sinatra, or Sammy Davis Jr. is? I doubt that."