God gives us the ability, but rock 'n' roll was created by men.

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.

My true belief about Rock 'n' Roll--and there have been a lot of phrases attributed to me over the years--is this: I believe this kind of music is demonic. ... A lot of the beats in music today are taken from voodoo, from the voodoo drums. If you study music in rhythms, like I have, you'll see that is true. I believe that kind of music is driving people from Christ. It is contagious

A lot of people call me the architect of rock & roll. I don't call myself that, but I believe it's true.

I try to be a guide for people, to make their darkness bright and to make the pathway light, and never to condemn or control or criticize.

I just want the world to know that God is present, that he's alive for ever more.

I did what I felt, and I felt what I did, at all costs.