There's nothing written in the Bible, Old or New testament, that says, 'If you believe in Me, you ain't going to have no troubles.'

When I'm having a rehearsal and there are new guys who come in to try out for the job, I always let my conductor rehearse them. Because I don't want the guy to get bent out of shape, because I walk in.

What I've got to live up to, is being myself. If I do that, the rest will take care of itself.

I really feel that if you're gonna be good, you gotta practice... Practice whatever the hell you do.

Music is nothing separate from me. It is me... You'd have to remove the music surgically.

You ask me what I'd like to do that I haven't done and I say 'Nothin'!' I haven't any mountains to climb or oceans to swim. I've been an extremely blessed individual. ... I'm not clamorin' for more trinkets. If I were to die tomorrow, I could say I've had a good life.

Goodbye don't mean gone.