All the things I used to like - cookies, ice cream, gumbo - I don't like anymore.

Even as a little child, I've always had that comedian kind of attitude.

People that can't stand to listen to the blues, they've got to be phonies.

The only time that I am really truly happy—when I feel at my best—is when I'm on the stage.

It's not about battling the original artists when I record these songs, it's about paying tribute to them.

I've gone through so much in my life. I should have been dead a long time ago, but I am still here, and I'm the happiest I've ever been.

It feels so good to be happy.