I thank God for making me a man.

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

I never heard nobody in my audience call me any kind of names.

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

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?

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