I was a kid from Oklahoma who never wanted to be a singer, but was told I could sing. And things snowballed.

I can tell it all in song: pathos, gladness, love, joy, unhappiness.

Happiness, you'll find, is the greatest magnet in the world.

I think that one of Elvis' charms was that he could sing almost any kind of music. I am sure that in his heart, which I don't know what was there, but just from his singing I could feel that he was very partial to gospel music.

Don't keep telling your parents they don't understand you. Believe me it's much worse when they do. There's just a chance, you know - they really might.

The best substitute for money is ingenuity.

Each song, you're telling a story and acting.