And I can say this, most of the people who have recorded my songs are songwriters themselves.

One thing I can say about the Motown acts is that we were a family. That's not a myth

We're very physical creatures, and we worry about how we look sometimes more than our spiritual selves

The only thing you're taking out of here is your spirit and your soul, so we need to be conscious to try and develop that part of ourselves, because we're all spiritual creatures.

If you feel like loving me, if you've got the notion, I second that emotion.

Once you're a Motown artist, that's your stigmatism, and I was there from the very first day

I love hearing my music, I love hearing it by other people. I hope it will always be played.