That's what Tina Turner did, too - sang blues up-tempo - and they called it rock 'n' roll.

I've never seen the devil create music.

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

Rock 'n' roll offered me a platform to speak what I felt. It also offered me a platform to support my mama and my brothers and sisters - twelve children.

No, I've never truly been a minister.

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

I let people know that it was all right to do the kinds of things I did.