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.

Being brought up very religious, I have a fear of people that look to idol gods. But we are idols and we're all gods, so to speak, and I think that celebrities should acknowledge their responsibility, because we are in a position to help.

My songs are the door to every dream I've ever had and every success I've ever achieved.

My aunt in Knoxville would bring newspapers up, which we used for toilet paper. Before we used it, we'd look at the pictures.

I'm old enough and cranky enough now that if someone tried to tell me what to do, I'd tell them where to put it.

My mother was always fascinated with the fact that I could rhyme so much stuff.

Unless you have spent your life doing something, you are not likely to be successful, so always partner with people who are smarter than you.