Most of the groups I worked with 30 years ago are either dead or dead broke. And it's a shame.

My honeymoon night was spent on the floor in the bathroom with my mother.

We had the skirts with the slits up the side, sort of tough, sort of Spanish Harlem cool, but sweet too.

So don't get me wrong, I love my songs, and I still love hearing them. That's history, baby.

I think Behind the Music is good for people like Leif Garrett and Motley Crue.

But, you know, the Stones were my opening act in the Sixties. I loved those British guys, the way they just stood there and shook their hair.

It doesn't pay to try, all the smart girls know why.

Stage performing is a dying art form.

I mean, Janet Jackson? She's like Michael Jackson with hair.

I used to cry myself to sleep every night. I missed singing so much. And performing. Man, I missed it so much.

When I do a concert and people put their hands in the air, they're doing it on their own.

The finest mode of transport known to man.

A "Normal" person is the sort of person that might be designed by a committee. You know, "Each person puts in a pretty color and it comes out gray."

When other people ask me, 'What gives you the right to suggest standards for others?', my answer is, 'If I don't, someone else, perhaps less qualified, will.

Do your homework and know your facts, but remember it's passion that persuades.

Any symptom can force you to go deeper into some area.

I didn't want to come in the movie every so often, every 20 minutes saying, 'Dinner is served, would you like coffee?'

As your captain, I'm going to push you to not fall back on defense, but to play offense, and to play our match -- the Gospel, together.

The way I perform best is with a clear and happy mind.

The evening advanced. The shadows lengthened. The waters of the lake grew pitchy black. The gliding of the ghostly swans became rare and more rare.

Sometimes you have to face up to your fears to realize that they aren't actually real.