Berry Gordy believed in owning the artist for life and controlling everything: the money, the station wagons, everything.

- Wilson Pickett

Soul ain't nothing but a feeling.

- Wilson Pickett

First you harmonize, then you customize.

- Wilson Pickett

Put your hands on your hip, let your back bone slip. Do the Watusi, like my little Lucy.

- Wilson Pickett

I'm going to wait til the midnight hour, that's when my love begins to shine.

- Wilson Pickett

I'd start to sing, and the record would start skipping. You'd be skipping along with it. Those were the days, my friend. We'd look so stupid, but the…

- Wilson Pickett

I used to always have a pretty high, little clear voice, but as I got older, I got a little cornbread in it.

- Wilson Pickett