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

I really haven't strayed too far, musically, from my roots

I still perform because it's a necessity for my innards. And those songs, some of those songs, I have sung, I don't know how many thousands of times. And I promise you, every single solitary night, they're new to me. They are brand-new to me that night.

If I hear one of my songs by anybody, it's a dream come true every time for me as a songwriter, because I want to write a song, I want to write a song that the world can sing and will always sing.

I will bring you a flower from the floor of the sea to wear in your hair.

I don't like you, but I love you.

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