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

Gospel goes with me wherever I go. Gospel is a constant with me.

I was in my dad's church, his Baptist church, and I think the first song I ever performed was 'Jesus Be a Fence Around Me.'

I love producing, writing. I rarely write with other writers unless I have a real great respect for them. Like Burt Bacharach, or Carole Sager, or Stevie Wonder. Somebody like Smokey - like that. Otherwise, I choose to write alone.

Yes, I've always been fashion conscious.

R&B is not a fad; it's the truth.

We all require and want respect, man or woman, black or white. It's our basic human right.