Of the five most important things in life, health is first, education or knowledge is second, and wealth is third. I forget the other two.

Back in the class room, open your books, keep up, the teacher don't know how mean she looks.

I have so many entities now as grow older you gain responsibilities, you know, real estate, and I like video, and you know I want to live a little you know, because time is passing, its not as long as it has been.

It's amazing how much you can learn if your intentions are truly earnest.

Curiosity provoked me to lay a lot of our country stuff on our predominantly black audience and some of our black audience began whispering "who is that black hillbilly at the Cosmo?"

Looking hard for a drive in, searching for a corner cafe, where the hamburgers sizzle on an open grill night and day.

Rock 'n' roll accepted me and paid me, even though I loved the big bands I went that way because I wanted a home of my own. I had a family. I had to raise them. Let's don't leave out the economics. No way.