It's Not The Size Of The Ship;

And I Think A Woman Should Find It A Joy To Be Female Because God Made Both Male And Female.

When You Sit Down And Think About What Rock 'n' Roll Music Really Is, Then You Have To Change That Question. Played Up-tempo, You Call It Rock 'n' Roll; At A Regular Tempo, You Call It Rhythm And Blues.

People Called Rock & Roll 'african Music.' They Called It 'voodoo Music.' They Said That It Would Drive The Kids Insane. They Said That It Was Just A Flash In The Pan - The Same Thing That They Always Used To Say About Hip-hop.

I Think God Made A Woman To Be Strong And Not To Be Trampled Under The Feet Of Men. I've Always Felt This Way Because My Mother Was A Very Strong Woman, Without A Husband.

Black People Lived Right By The Railroad Tracks And The Train Would Shake Their Houses At Night. I Would Hear It As A Boy And I Thought: I'm Gonna Make A Song That Sounds Like That.