I Was Raised In The Church.

You Know, I Think The Greatest Gift In The World Is A Good Employee, You Know, Or People Who Can Do Your Work For You And Do It Well The Way You'd Like To Have It Done. And I've Always Been Able To Surround Myself With Really Good People.

I Never Had A Doubt In My Mind. I Always Knew That, With The Right Material, I Could Pop A Hit.

The First Six Years Of My Career, I Got More Comments On My Weight Than On My Singing. So I Think I Became So Self-conscious That I Started Working On It Harder.

Stay Away From Trouble When You Can.

If Someone Asks You To Run The 100 Yard Dash As Fast As You Can, You'll Run The 100 Dash As Fast As You Think You Can. But If You Put Someone Along Side You Who Runs A Little Faster, You Are Going To Run Faster - Whoa - I Better Step It Up A Little Bit. I Do Things Even I Didn't Know I Was Capable Of.