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The colored folks been singing it and playing it just like I'm doin' now, man, for more years than I know. I got it from them.
A man who is right by your side through everything makes you happy. But he can leave your side to make dinner once in a while!
The Bible is a novel that's crazy... it has murder, it has victory it has mayhem, it has disaster, it has war, sanctification.
As far as a defining moment, that was a hugely successful and very busy time for me. 1975, 1976, 1977 - that whole time frame.
What I try to do is live with myself and please me. If I can't do that, I can't please anybody else or live with anybody else.
I listened to a battery radio, old country and pop stuff. Because I was singing all the time, my dad bought me a $7.50 guitar.
Well, for street clothes, a lot of what I wear is Jones New York. I am well-endowed in the derriere, and they can handle that.
I was in L.A. during an earthquake in 1994, an experience that really stressed me out. I started doing yoga to calm my nerves.
You have to do things that do good for you and when there's an uncharted course, you have to figure out how to get through it.
There are people who can't stand me, they say, 'God, he makes me sick', or, 'He's creepy', but it doesn't affect me too badly.
Introducing Tac-os! It's meat, cheese, and lettuce flavored O's in a tortilla bowl... it even makes the milk taste like tacos!
I don't have anything against SyCo or 'X Factor' or any of that. I'm just a guy who got really afraid of not being in control.
I'm just doing what I wanted to and what feels right and not settling for bullshit and it worked. How can they be mad at that?
No matter what you do, you're going to have people who have something to say about something you do. You can't please anybody.
I don't think I really have any wisdom. Stay out of trouble. Good luck. Stay away from women because they will burn you, haha.
I'm constantly exchanging ideas with new artists. Honestly, with Jay-Z, our only interaction was a brief hello after I signed.
If I'm in a hurry, I will have the South Beach Ricotta Muffins. Some mornings, I'll just have turkey bacon and scrambled eggs.
You know the day destroys the night, Night divides the day, Tried to run, Tried to hide, Break on through to the other side...
I've noticed that when people are joking they're usually dead serious, and when they're serious, they're usually pretty funny.
I don't think of myself as a symbol of the sixties, but I do think of myself as a symbol of following through on your beliefs.
People say I'm such a pessimist, but I always was. It never stopped me from doing what I had to do. I would say I'm a realist.
Technology makes things faster and more cost-effective, but it's not perfect. It requires you to be as flexible as you can be.
Years ago, I went to Brazil and fell in love with it. I really like the music, samba, bossa nova, the language and the people.
I grew up like a lot of country boys and girls do - amongst the pine trees, dirt roads, farms, mules and people who were real.
Children should be able to live a life free from bullying and harassment and it is time that we all took a stand against this.
For stage wear and gowns, Julien McDonald, who is a friend of mine. I love that he can be totally over the top for stage wear!
I had to work 10 times harder. People expect so much of you, because they want to see if you can strive and stand on your own.
You know how the Beatles broke off - they all did their solo projects and they came back together and they were even stronger!
When love's the culmination of everything you feel, then it's the only thing that's precious, it's the only thing that's real.
It's wonderful to have money. But It's good that I know what the other side is like. I don't take for granted what I have now.
I know myself, and when you start to really know who you are, you don't question it when you read what someone says about you.
Well you know, I've been into music my whole life, so to be able to put an album together with some of that music was awesome.
The silence between the notes is the good part for me. I find that to be a very important part of music that is often lacking.
In groups, who sings this part or that part always turns into an issue. Eventually, you get the courage to go out on your own.
So goodbye, I'll be leaving, I see no sense in this crying and grieving. We'll both live a lot longer, if you live without me.
At 16, I was going to church and playing music for church, and Dad would only pay for piano lessons so I could play at church.
You want women to think of you in a sexy manner. It's all part of the business. It drives ticket sales. It's all a part of it.
I sing God's music because it makes me feel free. It gives me hope. With the blues, when you finish, you still have the blues.
I just want to escape my own body and project sunlight on to the walls for her to see, so she warms up and yearns for my arms.
I'm going to keep drinking on stage. I have a pretty healthy relationship with alcohol. I know how far to go and when to stop.
I was not fortunate enough to run into Obama. We were at the same church per se, but I would never be there when he was there.
The trick is to use the drugs once to get there, and maybe spend the next ten years trying to get back there without the drug.
I was one of the people that always got chosen last, and I think I bulked up my comedy bone to make up for my lack of friends.
You get one go round in this life. Why are you going to settle for second best when you can get everything you want out of it?
How you looked was not important. It was what you did and how you did it. Decide to do it and then do it the best way you can.
My energy to sing, I get it from my singing. Singing was not a reason to make a living. This is the only thing I wanted to do.
I wish that people could understand that people need to laugh. They need to sing. They need to create their own joie de vivre.
If you're making music for the U.S. Latin fan, it's important that you sing in Spanish. Even going too bilingual can backfire.
Im not making up my mind about anything right now. Things are happening so quickly for me, and Im still in the thinking stage.
The journey is the destination. The process you're in is the goal. Success is never defined by the outcome but by the process.