I'm never tired of going to the studio. I enjoy recording and documenting everything and trying new things.

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

Falling out of love is like losing weight. It's a lot easier putting it on than taking it off.

Don't say Aretha is making a comeback, because I've never been away!

Music does a lot of things for a lot of people. It's transporting, for sure. It can take you right back, years back, to the very moment certain things happened in your life. It's uplifting, it's encouraging, it's strengthening.

Call in the Caped Crusader, Green Hornet, Kato, too. I'm in so much trouble I don't know what to do.

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.