“Little Willie John is the soul singer’s soul singer.”

Who isn’t fascinated by evil?

Politics and hypocrites is turning us all into lunatics.

I’m hooked my friend to the boy who makes slaves out of men, and oh believe me, flying high in a friendly sky.

There are still times I feel unhappy and I must smile, and there are times I want to cry and I must laugh people rarely see the real Marvin Gaye.

When I get that feeling, I want some sexual healing.

Give out some love and you’ll find peace sublime.

Music, not sex, got me aroused.

For me, love carries the seeds of its own destruction.

Detroit turned out to be heaven, but it also turned out to be hell.

I’ve never had any problems with women. Having been one of the world’s greatest womanizers they’ve probably had more problems with me.

If you escape from people too often,, you wind up escaping from yourself.

Don’t you know how sweet and wonderful life can be?

I wish that being famous helped prevent me from being constipated.

I am not a star. At least, I don’t consider myself a star.

Ain’t no mountain high enough, ain’t no valley low enough, ain’t no river wide enough, to keep me from getting to you.

War is not the answer, for only love can conquer hate.

Sort of doesn’t really matter as much anymore, when you’re surrounded by great musicians who bring their spirit, their own talent.

I’m on my feet and I’m doing what I love to do, and I’m in a profession, as a musician, where we can go on for as long as we can go on.

Fondest memory of being a Beatle: Having three brothers.

I think musicians are perfect at knowing how to get the best out of other musicians. I can really relate to that communion.

I’m a self-taught musician, so I never really had the restrictions of any one instrument.

The Beatles were just four guys that loved each other. That’s all they’ll ever be.

I always wanted to be a musician.

I did voice training and piano lessons, and while I was a decent musician.