I am the architect of rock n' roll. I have to be a fan of all its forms.

I thank God for Elvis Presley. I thank the Lord for sending Elvis to open the door so I could walk down the road.

But when I went on the stage to do a show, I would put on makeup because I felt that it enhanced my act; it drew attention to what I was doing.

It's not the size of the ship; it's the size of the waves.

When you sit down and think about what rock 'n' roll music really is, then you have to change that question. Played up-tempo, you call it rock 'n' roll; at a regular tempo, you call it rhythm and blues.

Rock 'n' roll doesn't glorify God. You can't drink out of God's cup and the devil's cup at the same time. I was one of the pioneers of that music, one of the builders. I know what the blocks are made of because I built them.

I don't give the devil credit for creating nothing.