Now they have banging guitar and no bass and call it rock, but that's not what I call rock.

It's hard to have a friend when your name's a household word.

Like, my mother would have company over, and I would sing so they'd pay attention to me.

I'm very much a gentleman in what I do.

It was a way out of poverty. It was a way to success. It was a way to education. And it was a way to a brighter day for me.

I gave up rock 'n' roll for the rock of ages! I used to be a glaring homosexual until God changed me!

But I was singing loud, and most singers weren't singing loud.