To me, true rock 'n' roll has a lot of bottom in it.

God gives us the ability, but rock 'n' roll was created by men.

Now they have banging guitar and no bass and call it rock, but that's not what I call rock.

But I'm a rock 'n' roll singer; that's my livelihood, my occupation.

I am the architect of rock n' roll. I have to be a fan of all its forms.

That's what Tina Turner did, too - sang blues up-tempo - and they called it rock 'n' roll.

Rock 'n' roll doesn't glorify God. You can't drink out of God's cup and the devil's cup at the same time. I was one of the pioneers of that music, one of the builders. I know what the blocks are made of because I built them.

My true belief about Rock 'n' Roll--and there have been a lot of phrases attributed to me over the years--is this: I believe this kind of music is demonic. ... A lot of the beats in music today are taken from voodoo, from the voodoo drums. If you study music in rhythms, like I have, you'll see that is true. I believe that kind of music is driving people from Christ. It is contagious

I invented rock & roll. Jimi Hendrix was my guitar player. James Brown was my vocalist.