We can't all be stars; we can't all be leaders. We are all God's creatures, living life, and we have that God light in us and we're supposed to let it shine. And not everybody wants to be like me and stick their neck out to get up on stage and perform. There are those like me, but there are also those that are of a shyer nature. And they're smarter than most of us that are out there showing our asses.

Love is like a butterfly, a rare and gentle thing.

I know that I always wanted things. I was always proud of my people, proud of my home, but I always wanted more. I think most people do.

I'm not trying to be fashionable. Never was!

My philosophy is simple: It's a down-home, common, horse-sense approach to things.

I do have a lot of gays in my family now, but some will never come out.

I'm gonna be making records anyway, even if I had to sell 'em out of the trunk of my car. I'm that kind of musician and singer.