You gotta know when it's time to hang up. But when I finally go, let me go out on stage, my perfect ending. Don't let me go when I'm sick or asleep. Let me be in motion.

It is my fondest wish that the gift of song that God has given me will flow from my soul to yours and help ease any burden that might weigh upon you.

I started with Sam Cooke when I was 6 or 7 years old.

People think you have to go through a lot of changes to become a soul singer, You just have to go through life.

Nobody could understand why a guy would love his guitar, then all of a sudden turn around and try to destroy it. Jimi was just different.

People shout out for songs and I don't even remember writing them.

Across th street is a hell of a tester.