I thank God for Elvis Presley. I thank the Lord for sending Elvis to open the door so I could walk down the road.

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

People called rock & roll 'African music.' They called it 'voodoo music.' They said that it would drive the kids insane. They said that it was just a flash in the pan - the same thing that they always used to say about hip-hop.

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

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

I also think that what's wrong with all of us is that we don't show enough love toward each other.

I think people who don't believe in God are crazy. How can you say there is no God when you hear the birds singing these beautiful songs you didn't make?