All my momma's people were very musical. My grandpa, who was the Pentecostal minister, he was a great musician. He played the fiddle, he played the piano.

It's great at this stage in my life to still be in the running, that people appreciate you.

Energy begets energy.

I have a big gay and lesbian following and they've been very loyal and kind to me.

I have a strict policy that nobody cries alone in my presence.

My songs are like my children - I expect them to support me when I'm old.

I don't have to keep a diary. It seems like for the last 40 years my life has been lived in the press, so I can Google any date in my history and find out what I was doing.