They put me on television. And the whole thing broke loose. It was wild, I tell ya for sure.

People think you're crazy if you talk about things they don't understand.

Rhythm is something you either have or don't have, but when you have it, you have it all over.

Everybody comes from the same source. If you hate another human being, you're hating part of yourself.

I happened to come along in the music business when there was no trend.

On a cold and gray Chicago morning another little baby child is born in the ghetto, and his Mama cries.

I like entertaining people. I really miss it.