I think God made a woman to be strong and not to be trampled under the feet of men. I've always felt this way because my mother was a very strong woman, without a husband.

I decided to come back and teach goodness in this business. To teach love, because music is the universal language. We are God's bouquet, and through music we become one.

I never accepted the idea that I had to be guided by some pattern or blueprint.

Elvis may be the King of Rock and Roll, but I am the Queen.

God is omnipotent, He is omniscient, and He is ever present.

I would wear flamboyant clothes and long hair, and most singers at the time didn't.

I am the innovator. I am the originator. I am the emancipator. I am the architect of rock 'n' roll!