The colored folks been singing it and playing it just like I'm doin' now, man, for more years than I know. I got it from them.

I like rock and roll, man, I don't like much else.

Roy Orbison is the greatest singer in the world.

In fact, the Alejandro video...is a celebration of my love and appreciation for the gay community, my admiration of their bravery, and their love for one another, their courage in their relationships.

I put one on the turntable and when the needle dropped, I was stunned - didn't know if I was stoned or straight... All these songs together, one after another made my head spin. It made me want to gasp. It was like the land parted.

When Johnson started singing, he seemed like a guy who could have sprung from the head of Zeus in full armor.