And I don't get down on nobody else for doing whatever else they do. To each his own.

I never accepted the idea that I had to be guided by some pattern or blueprint.

I only wore makeup when I went onstage.

I am the architect of rock n' roll. I have to be a fan of all its forms.

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

God is omnipotent, He is omniscient, and He is ever present.

I got a girl named Bony Maronie, she's as skinny as a stick of macaroni.