I knew about AIDS. My friends were dying right, left, and center. I did a record with Dionne Warwick, Stevie Wonder, and Gladys Knight. I did a couple of benefits.

The ugliest woman you'll ever meet, but she's mine and she's ugly.

When President Mbeki said, if you get AIDS, you can have a shower and it goes away. It's like, oh, come on. Or it's caused by poverty. We faced those kind of issues. But now, with the new regime, they have really woken up, paid attention. And when South Africa speaks, then the whole of Africa will listen. And I have got great hopes for that.

After claws and feathers, he took skin and bone, shaped it like an hour glass and made the angels moan.

I loathe gardening, but I love gardens, and I have two beautiful gardens. I can not bear gardening, but I love gardens.

Poor cow, you'll get your dumb man. You'll see your whole life coming at you in the back of his hand.

The only thing the record companies put out now is 'Best of,'