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Look at me and tell me if I don't have Brazil in every curve of my body.
There's been nothing but discipline, discipline, discipline all my life.
I think you can really gauge my state of mind by listening to my albums.
My mom brought me up to believe that my talent is a gift and a blessing.
I wouldn't mind being a talent show judge if it didn't run for too long.
The nice thing about having relatives' kids around is that they go home.
It is important to have a circle of Christians friends, which I do have.
I feel what I sing, and I sing what I feel. Really, that's all I can do.
I definitely hope to continue to release records at an accelerated pace.
The younger generation gives me more respect than I could ever hope for.
By the mid-70s, I wanted to get out of the business. I was tired anyway.
I knew that I had to find my own voice, both figuratively and literally.
In order to share intimate feelings, you have to have intimate feelings.
I just appreciate still having the longevity that I've had in my career.
To want what I have, to take what I'm given with grace. For this I pray.
My love for you will still be strong after the boys of summer have gone.
I don't want my album coming out with a 'G' rating. Nobody would buy it.
Never be friends with your exes if you weren't friends with them before.
If I ever have any back-up dancers, I want the penguins from Madagascar.
I never thought I'd get a chance to sing with Wilson Pickett but we did.
The vocal chords are like most other muscles that need to be worked out.
Those in power write the history while those who suffer write the songs.
What I do with my life is of my own doing. I live it the best way I can.
I play to all people - all colors, all creeds ~ drunk, sober, everybody.
When you decide to do this kind of music then you just accept the facts.
In 1972, George Harrison invited me to accompany him on a trip to India.
Life's not breaths you take, but the moments that take your breath away.
Bob Wills and the Texas Playboys are simply the best band that ever was.
We moved to Los Angeles because our daughter wanted to go to Pepperdine.
They don't make you what you are, you do. You are what you choose to be.
I'd love to do a Broadway show, but I can't because of the style I sing.
When I had my first panic attack, I believed that it was a heart attack.
There's nothing better than listening to music that compliments my mood.
I got a hat deal with Resistol, where I have my own line of cowboy hats.
I have a lot of respect for Big Bang because they are all very talented.
I'll never wake up in a good mood again. I'm tired of these stinky boots
Be nice to people on your way up because you meet them on your way down.
God, I'm just a fat bald guy, 60 years old, singing the blues, you know?
Let's love, press your lips to mine. Let's kiss, for that thrill divine.
I think that's the beauty of live music - creating from the destruction.
A. R. Rahman is truly India's Mozart. His music is celebrated worldwide.
Satan's greatest fear is that you would believe what God said about you.
The point is to be true to yourself - otherwise you may as well give up.
I've never tried to be controversial. The truth is controversial enough.
I love food so much, all I have to do is look at it and I gain 5 pounds.
People want performers, personality and drama, and you got that in the .
The people that go on 'American Idol' do want some recognition and fame.
Well, I hate to be the one to take the flyswatter to Tinker Bell, but...
I get on the floor, and I can do things a woman a fifth my age can't do.
People love to see reactions, they love to see emotions that come about.