Olivia Grange issued a press release stating, “Millie’s story is one of resilience and the strength of the human spirit. Jamaican Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sports, the Hon. Reflection s and praises of Millie poured in on social media and from many globally. “My daughter and I are very close and I’m proud of her achievements as a writer, singer and musician it would be nice for us to sing together one day as mother and child.” And I still play My Boy Lollipop because it’s a lovely record. “I love music – reggae, hip-hop, anything that’s got rhythm. I enjoyed it while it lasted and it represented a time of pure happiness but I look to the future now that I’m older and wiser. “I enjoy cooking – anything with chicken, pork and fish with rice – and watching documentaries. “I focused on being a mother from 1984, when my daughter was born, and since then I’ve been happy living a quiet life, sleeping and dreaming and meditating. I never had singing lessons, my voice was just something I was born with.” “I made a few songs, which didn’t go anywhere, and then I recorded My Boy Lollipop in 1964, which got to number two over here and number one in many parts of the world. “I arrived in London in 1963, and it felt like I was coming home, that this was where I was meant to be.
In a August 20, 2016, story titled ‘Where Are They Now’ published in the Daily Mail Express the singer is quoted looking back on her career, leaving the music industry and being a mom.
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