I always loved Sam Cooke, because he seemed very versatile. He sang gospel, soul, blues, pop music.

I think things happened the way they did for a reason.

I was very surprised when I heard that I had been chosen to receive the James Cardinal Gibbons Award.

When I record something, I’ll take a drive and just listen.

The extras are a nice bonus feature, but the main incentive is the musical experience.

So I went in front of the judge, and I had my St. Jude prayer book in my pocket and my St. Jude medal. And I’m standing there and that judge said I was found guilty, so he sentenced me to what the law prescribed: one to 14 years.

I just sing. You have to use it.

Growing up my mother played Sarah Vaughan and Nat Cole in the house regularly.

I owe it all to Jesus.

My friends and I were wild and we liked to joy-ride.

But I knew if I ran I’d never be able to sing, so I had to take my punishment.

Me and my partners had been stealing cars for a while.

I was raised Catholic, but my father’s people were Methodist, so we went to both churches.

I sing around the house, in the shower.

Every morning I wake up and thank God.

Until I went to rehab, I didn’t understand what it did.

So now I have a collection of poetry by Aaron Neville and I give it to people I want to share it with. I’d like to publish it someday.

I really like listening to music in my car.

I feel it was just a few years ago I was running around in short pants.

It’s a 360-degree sound experience. Like you’re in the middle of the band. A lot of people have the technology to play the format, so why not put it out there. It sounds great.

If you had told me I’d be making 62 tomorrow, I’d say you were lying.

I always tell people I want to see the world through His eyes, and I want people to see Him in me.

I always loved Sam Cooke, because he seemed very versatile. He sang gospel, soul, blues, pop music.

When you were a kid, a day was a long time and a year was a long time.

We lived together as kids, and now we’re taking care of each other as men.