As human beings, we're very materialistic and have all this stuff - furs and cars and diamonds and money.

Songwriting is my gift from God

The one thing about God that's so beautiful is He is omnipotent, and He is the Almighty. But He's not a dictator.

I don't ever balk at being considered a Motown person, because Motown is the greatest musical event that ever happened in the history of music

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

Even if I don't release it myself, somebody else might hear it and want to record it. When you write a song, it gives it that potential.

I've got sunshine on a cloudy day