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. But to me religion is a deeply personal thing in which man and God go it alone together, without the witch doctor in the middle.

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

There are things about organized religion which I resent. Christ is revered as the Prince of Peace, but more blood has been shed in His name than any other fig…

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