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.

I don't like to get involved in things that I am not familiar with. I'm kind of a hands-on type of person.

They think I’m simpleminded because I seem to be happy. Why shouldn’t I be happy? I have everything I ever wanted and more. Maybe I am simpleminded. Maybe that’s the key: simple.

I write anywhere. I'm always banging around on the dashboard. Whatever I'm doing. I can make music out of anything. Whenever a song hits me, I'll pick some sort of melody or rhythm out on it, and kind of enhance the song.

I look like a woman, but I think like a man.

I love bald men. Just because you've lost your fuzz don't mean you ain't a peach.

All of my brothers and sisters are very talented. They all sang all right.