I didn't have any inhibitions. I saw Elvis and Gene Vincent, and I thought, 'Well, I can do this.' And I liked doing it. It's a real buzz, even in front of 20 people, to make a complete fool of yourself. But people seemed to like it. And the thing is, if people started throwing tomatoes at me, I wouldn't have gone on with it. But they all liked it, and it always seemed to be a success, and people were shocked. I could see it in their faces.

A person with belief never grovels before anyone, whining and whimpering that it's all too much, that he lacks support, that he is being treated unfairly. Instead, such a person tackles problems head on and then affirms, 'As a child of God, I am greater than anything that can happen to me.

I always think I'm the Tom Cruise of music - a lot of success and fans, but no critics, darling.

If I have the belief that I can do it, I shall surely acquire the capacity to do it even if I may not have it at the beginning.

One cannot be prepared for something while secretly believing it will not happen.

The barrier to success is not something which exists in the real world; it is composed purely and simply of doubts about ability.