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

I don't give the devil credit for creating nothing.

I've never seen the devil create music.

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.

I love God, and I'm a follower.

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

It was a way out of poverty. It was a way to success. It was a way to education. And it was a way to a brighter day for me.