I didn't do the marching down the streets, jumping in front of the lines and holding hands... that wasn't me.

I don't need to make a fortune, I need to survive.

I want to be a soul singer.

My manager was Buddy Glee, who put me together with Mike Curb, and was basically the idea to bring some soul to the label and bring something different to the label besides the Hank Williams situation.

Leonard Chess passed, and that was the end of the Chess label for that time.

Girls were coming from every angle. I couldn't love them all. But I tried.

The secret was to just be cool, stay in God's graces, and work it out.