And I'd like to give my love to everybody, and let them know that the grass may look greener on the other side, but believe me, it's just as hard to cut.

I invented rock & roll. Jimi Hendrix was my guitar player. James Brown was my vocalist.

I tried to look presentable for a show, but not for sexual attraction. It was strictly for show business.

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.

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

But I'm a rock 'n' roll singer; that's my livelihood, my occupation.

I was really kind of shy as a child. But I would do things for attention.