I didn't do the marching down the streets, jumping in front of the lines and holding hands... that wasn't me.

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I was signed to MGM. I was in Vegas for sixteen weeks at the Sands...

I was signed to MGM. I was in Vegas for sixteen weeks at the Sands...

We had some problems - my children were kidnapped during that time, and it just...

We had some problems - my children were kidnapped during that time, and it just...

The secret was to just be cool, stay in God's graces, and work it out.

The secret was to just be cool, stay in God's graces, and work it out.

Apollo Records signed me for my gospel ability.

Apollo Records signed me for my gospel ability.

As you grow older, you learn to understand life a little better.

As you grow older, you learn to understand life a little better.

That was my choice at that time, and I still say Nixon was a great...

That was my choice at that time, and I still say Nixon was a great...

We were grooving, at that point, in the same direction, but remember, Roy Hamilton and...

We were grooving, at that point, in the same direction, but remember, Roy Hamilton and...

I didn't need to depend on the record company to publish my records.

I didn't need to depend on the record company to publish my records.

I didn't need to borrow money from the record company, because if I had my...

I didn't need to borrow money from the record company, because if I had my...

I walked out of the Chinese restaurant with a fat check, a record deal, and...

I walked out of the Chinese restaurant with a fat check, a record deal, and...

I don't need to make a fortune, I need to survive.

I don't need to make a fortune, I need to survive.

You gotta do it with class and integrity. If not, you're gonna drag yourself through...

You gotta do it with class and integrity. If not, you're gonna drag yourself through...

Leonard Chess passed, and that was the end of the Chess label for that time.

Leonard Chess passed, and that was the end of the Chess label for that time.

I'm still amazed people remembered and didn't give up on me.

I'm still amazed people remembered and didn't give up on me.

But we didn't have the financial structure, like the right attorneys, the right managers, the...

But we didn't have the financial structure, like the right attorneys, the right managers, the...

I want to be a soul singer.

I want to be a soul singer.

Sometimes its controversy, but we all have our choices that we make.

Sometimes its controversy, but we all have our choices that we make.

Many of life's circumstances are created by three basic choices: the disciplines you choose to...

Many of life's circumstances are created by three basic choices: the disciplines you choose to...

No matter what your choices are, you truly have no control about what people think...

No matter what your choices are, you truly have no control about what people think...

The 3 C's of life: choices, chances and changes. You must make a choice to...

The 3 C's of life: choices, chances and changes. You must make a choice to...

In a controversy, the instant we feel anger, we have already ceased striving for truth...

In a controversy, the instant we feel anger, we have already ceased striving for truth...