I don't want to stay in the graveyard era of music.

People like me and Aretha Franklin and Joe Tex, we had predicted that inside of five years disco would be all over, that it was just a fad. But we didn't anticipate being knocked out of the pocket altogether.

You see, I wanted to sing gospel, but I wanted to make me some money, too.

If you leave God and go to the devil, you're going to go to hell.

If you get the disco or rap format on the radio, an R&B record doesn't fit, because it will break up the mood.

We used to have a lot of fun. We got cheated out of a lot of money, but we seemed to enjoy ourselves anyway.