Whatever else has been said about me personally is unimportant. When I sing, I believe. I'm honest.

You can be the most artistically perfect performer in the world, but an audience is like a broad - if you're indifferent, Endsville.

I'm not unmindful of a man's seeming need for faith; I'm for anything that gets you through the night, be it prayer, tranquilizers, or a bottle of Jack Daniels…

I would like to be remembered as a man who had a wonderful time living his life, and who had good friends, a fine family. I don't think I could ask for anythin…