No matter what age you are, if you have it and you know it, then people should listen to you.

On the brilliance of James Brown's dancing − and the frustrations of bad camera-work on dancers:cers: I think James Brown is a genius you know when he's with the Famous Flames, unbelievable. I used to watch him on television and I used to get angry at the camera-man because whenever he would really start to dance they would be on a close-up so I couldn't see his feet. I'd shout "Show him! Show him!", so I could watch and learn.

Music is colorless. It's for everybody, it's for the world, it's for everybody to enjoy.

There's a Mother's Day and there's a Father's Day, but there's no Children's Day. It would mean a lot. World peace.

A musician knows hit material. It has to feel right. Everything has to feel in place. It fulfills you and it makes you feel good. You know it when you hear it.

When I was small I didn't really know what i was doing. I just sang and it came out sounding pretty good. I just do it and it happens.

I love my fans to pieces. They're with me. They get it, you know? They get what I'm saying.