I'm surprised that I actually pulled off the recording, getting all those people at the same time.

God is playing my guitar, I am with God when I play.

You know, I'm an eagle, flying around in the mountains.

Elvis was rock'n'roll. He came from the poverty and the pain.

I just believe in my Indian, spiritual god and my music.

Money don't rule me, record companies don't rule me.

But I don't believe in organised politics, organised religion, organised music, organised anything.

Soul music is pain - you can hear the slaves, the beatin' and the hurtin'.

Because I'm not the same today as I was in '58, or '59 or even '71.

If you went to see me today, you might not like my music.

I think I will be the most dressed [contestant and have] the most modest outfits for sure because that's who I am.

They say I need to learn, but nobody's here to teach me. If they don't understand, how can they reach me?

Good deeds never go unpunished.

The thing about politics is to plan 10 years ahead, and assume every year is your last.

Faith is the path of least resistance.

It's always good to find things that you haven't found before.

Wherever you may go Wherever you may have been Saying goodbye is fine If you say hello again

It's not about what I can get, it's what I can give.

If this be not love, it is madness, and then it is pardonable.