Rock's so good to me. Rock is my child and my grandfather.

Rock's so good to me. Rock is my child and my grandfather.

If you want to release your aggression, get up and dance. That's what rock and roll is all about.

Listening to Nat Cole prompted me to sing sentimental songs with distinct diction.

The music played most around St. Louis was country-western and swing. Curiosity provoked me to lay a lot of the country stuff on our predominantly black audience. After they laughed at me a few times, they began requesting the hillbilly stuff.

It amazes me when I hear people say, 'I want to go out and find out who I am.' I always knew who I was. I was going to be famous if it killed me.