I've tried to help a lot of young artists get started.

The time I spent thinking about how I was better than somebody else or worrying about somebody else's attitude was time I could put to better use.

Singing as a full-time job was not something I had given a lot of thought to and I had no clear notion of the money to be made in it.

A lot of celebrities relish politics and are eager to lend their names to candidates and causes. I never wanted to be a spokesman for anybody.

I've tried to help a lot of young artists get started.

Even now, when I'm asked how I'm doing, I like to reply, 'Pretty good. I've got all my fingers and both eyes.

I don't care what the religion is called; as far as I'm concerned, one God, the God I adhere to, is in charge of all of them.