I only wore makeup when I went onstage.

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.

Gay people are the sweetest, kindest, most artistic, warmest and most thoughtful people in the world. And since the beginning of time all they've ever been is kicked.

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

Plus I love Tanya Tucker and I love country music.

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

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.