If you disrespect everybody that you run into, how in the world do you think everybody's supposed to respect you?

My heart is still there in gospel music. It never left . . . I'm gonna make a gospel record and tell Jesus I cannot bear these burdens alone.

You're a no good heartbreaker, you're a liar, and you're a cheat. I don't know why I let you do these things to me.

Being a singer is a natural gift. It means I'm using to the highest degree possible the gift that god gave me to use. I'm happy with that.

It's so glamorous, you have to see it." (describing the $92 million Rock & Roll Hall of Fame)

Trying to grow up is hurting. You make mistakes. You try to learn from them, and when you don't, it hurts even more.

...the people at large absolutely gave James Brown respect. He was an original like a Rembrandt or a Picasso