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

Nine and nine makes fourteen, four and four makes nine. The clock is striking thirteen, I think I've lost my mind.

Take care of the fans and they will sure as hell take care of you.

I look at you and wham, I'm head over heals. I guess that love is like a banana peel.

I believe in the Bible. I believe that all good things come from God. I don't believe I'd sing the way I do if God hadn't wanted me to.'

A lot of people seem to think I started this business. But rock 'n' roll was here a long time before I came along. Nobody can sing that kind of music like colored people. Let's face it: I can't sing like Fats Domino can. I know that.

I get tired of playing a guy who gets into a fight, then starts singing to the guy he's just beat up.