I love antique architecture, so if I have any indulgences, I have owned and renovated and reconstructed a lot of old houses..

Like all soul singers, I grew up singing in church but sometimes I would leave early and sit in the car listening to gospel band, The Blind Boys of A….

I have to say I have never been comfortable with somebody else telling me what to do - in any way..

Most artists try to avoid cliches, but it's pretty hard to avoid them if you yourself end up being one..

Every artistic form has its golden age, and unfortunately I think the golden age for whatever I do probably ended about 1990..

I grew up in a very racially integrated place called Pottstown. It was an agricultural / industrial town which has since become a suburb of Philadelp….

If you take a bunch of superstars and put them in a room where they don't have their assistants and entourage, it's funny to see what happens..

I was very inspired by my mother. She was a vocal teacher and sang in a band, and my first memories of her were going out with her on the local circu….

The biggest honor of my career was when I won R&B Artist of the Year back in the 1970s. I look at that as a major honor..

When you have that first flash of what you think is going to be a great idea-from the mouth, from the hands-that's an amazing feeling. I don't think ….

I was a pioneer in MTV and I was there from the very beginning. So I saw how that developed and how loose it was and how much fun it was in its loose….

The difference between me and other people in my generation is instead of saying the Internet's killing the record business, I say, 'Who cares about ….

Everybody who I ever cared about has told me that they like my music: Bob Dylan, Paul McCartney, Al Green, The Spinners, Smokey Robinson. Everybody t….

I have gone from one relationship to a marriage and stepchildren..

I never felt entitled to anything. I'm the hardest worker I know..

If you work hard and you're good, you can build something for yourself..

The Daryls House thing has made me into a live musician even more than I ever was, and even in the way I record..

I'm in the trenches; I do the best work I can always do. Having said that, the way that what I do converges with the outside world is fascinating to ….

To me, there's two kinds of music these days. There's ephemeral music, and there's music that has lasting power and depth..

Chronic Lyme causes arthritis, heart problems, stroke - even death..

Any song I don't feel good about, I shelve. Anything you ever hear me sing, it's because I want to..