Live each day like it's your last, 'cause one day you gonna be right

Music is my life, professionally, for nearly 60 years. To be recognized by the academy is still the highest honor.

My mom taught me a lot. A lot about minding your own business and leaving other people's business alone. And let them think what they want.

I was born with music inside me. Music was one of my parts. Like my ribs, my kidneys, my liver, my heart. Like my blood. It was a force already within me when I arrived on the scene. It was a necessity for me-like food or water.

If somebody don't like something that I do, that's his or her prerogative. Just like it's mine.

I don't know what would have happened to me if I hadn't been able to hear.

There are many spokes on the wheel of life. First, we're here to explore new possibilities.