I didn't have a mother; I had a mama. I measure other women by the stature of my mama.

I did a whole concert in Atlanta with my fly open, and I had a black suit on and a white shirt. My white shirt was protruding from the fly.

If I could live my life all over I'd do everything the same; the film in my camera would remain the same; there's no way lord, to leave this love behind.

I'm thankful for every moment.

Some people believe that fairness comes with obeying the rules. I'm one of those people.

I have found people on both sides of the aisle, white and black, that'll give you the shirt off their back. And I've also found people that won't give you a piece of bread if you're starving to death.

People still come up to me and ask me to sign their records. That's right, records! Man, they don't even make records no more!