I know when something ain't right, and I know exactly what I will or won't tolerate.

My nails are my rhythm section when I'm writing a song all alone. Some day, I may cut an album, just me and my nails.

After Momma gave birth to twelve of us kids, we put her up on a pedestal. It was mostly to keep Daddy away from her.

So many of my relatives didn't get a chance to go to school, and my own Daddy couldn't read or write.

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.

I usually get up at 3 A.M. I don't require a lot of sleep, and if I get tired, I'll take a powernap during the day.

That traveling man was a two time lover, he took my love, then he took my mother.