In Life Are Free. But Jackson's private life has been less happy. At 18, she ran away from home to marry her first husband, James DeBarge, much to her father's dismay. That marriage was annulled less than a year later. In a 1997 interview with Wall of Sound magazine, Jackson credited Elizondo with helping her deal with a difficult past.
People are so ready to quit when things get tough.
But if you say 'I want to spend my life with this person' you've got to get through those obstacles, and that's what makes it stronger in the end.