I can tell you there are rewards that go far beyond money and public acclaim and awards.

Life songs of ages, throbbing in my blood, have danced the rhythm of the tide and flood.

An artist’s imagination is his greatest tool

Who will dance on the floor in the round?

I said if you're thinkin' of being my brother, it don't matter if you're black or white.

I am a slave to the rhythm. I am a palette. I just go with the moment. You've got to do it that way because if you're thinking, you're dead. Performing is not about thinking; it's about feeling.

Tell the angels no, I don’t wanna leave my baby alone I don’t want nobody else to hold you That’s a chance I’ll take Baby I’ll stay, Heaven can wait No, if the angels took me from this earth I would tell them bring me back to her It’s a chance I’ll take, maybe I’ll stay Heaven can wait