If politicians can’t do it, I want to do it. We have to do it. Artists, put it in paintings. Poets, put it in poems, novels. That’s what we have to do. And I think it’s so important to save the world.
I made a terrible mistake. I got caught up in the excitement of the moment. I would never intentionally endanger the lives of my children. I love my children. I was holding my son tight. Why would I throw a baby off the balcony? That’s the dumbest, stupidest story I ever heard.
Not the stars, not the farthest solar systems, not the millions of different species of animal life, but the child is the greatest of God’s creations.
Love, joy and peace for the world, that’s what I want... peace for the world and love.
I wouldn’t say I was sexy! But I guess that’s fine if that’s what they say. I like that in concert. That’s neat.
Never rush an emotion; everything in life has a rhythm, it is the pauses and silences that speak the truth.
It all went by so fast, didn’t it? I wish I could do it all over again, I really do.
In my business you can’t trust anyone because you don’t know who is your friend. Becoming successful means you become a prisoner.
I just want to say to fans in every corner of the earth, every nationality, every race, every language: I love you from the bottom of my heart. I would love your prayers and your goodwill, and please be patient and be with me and believe in me because I am completely, completely innocent. But please know a lot of conspiracy is going on as we speak.
Success definitely brings on loneliness. People think you’re lucky, that you have everything. They think you can go anywhere and do anything, but that’s not the point. One hungers for the basic stuff.
Always believe in yourself. No matter who’s around you being negative or thrusting negative energy at you, totally block it off. Because whatever you believe, you become.
I’m never satisfied with what I do. I always think I can do it a lot better.
James Brown, Ray Charles, Jackie Wilson, Chuck Berry and Little Richard – I think they had strong influences on a lot of people, because these were the guys who really got rock’n’roll going. I like to start with the origin of things, because once it gets along it changes. It’s so interesting to see how it really was in the beginning.
I have been a vulnerable target for those who want money.
Please, I don’t want anybody to think I’m starving, I’m not. My health is perfect, actually.
Prejudice is ignorance.
I love movies and I love art – and an architect is an entertainer, the guy who builds a rollercoaster is an entertainer. He knows where to build the slopes, and the big anticipation when you go up... He makes you go, ‘Oh my God!’ when you get to the top before you come down. It’s just the same as structuring a show or a dance.
What can I do but bring forth the talent that God gave me? That’s all I wanted to do. To share the love and gift of entertainment. That’s all I want to do. I don’t want to hurt anybody.
Somebody once said it’s the SOUL that matters.
People are always saying: ‘They’ll take care of it. The government will. Don’t worry, they will’. They who? It starts with us. It’s us. Or else it’ll never be done.