Teenagers are my life and my triumph. I'd be nowhere without them.

I don't know anything about music. In my line you don't have to.

I was almost always true to you.

Since I was two years old, all I knew was gospel music. That music became such a part of my life it was as natural as dancing. A way to escape from the problems. And my way of release.

Love me tender, love me true, all my dreams fulfill. For my darling, I love you, and I always will.

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.

You only pass through this life once, you don't come back for an encore.