The music for me is paradise. I think it's where God lives.

I had said before that I'd never write an autobiography because I've been around, and there's a lot that I've seen and heard that stays with me. That's just mine. I didn't want to do a kiss-and-tell, as some of my peers have.

You'll never get to heaven, if you break my heart.

Crying is cleansing. There's a reason for tears, happiness or sadness.

The problem with fame is you no longer belong to you. You lose your persona and become the object of other people's obsession.

I have been consistent by staying true to who I am and will continue to sing the type of songs that those who have continued to support my career expect from me.

I have been blessed with some incredible compositions to record and perform and all of my songs have had the ability to grow as I and those who have supported this career of mine for these 50 years have.