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

I buried Joel on our 48th anniversary. I had been with her since I was 16.

It's up to God to do the judging. You haven't walked in my boots, so how are you going to judge me?

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.

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.

I'm here now because of my faith. That's what got me singing and what has kept me singing. That is what I have: what has kept me doing right and has provided me with the chances and the attitude and the skills to do this.

I really like listening to music in my car.

I buried Joel on our 48th anniversary. I had been with her since I was 16.

Beyonce is cool, and she can really sing.

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

I'll be singing with The Blind Boys of Alabama, which is a great joy to me. I've done some work with them before, and they truly are amazing.

'Yellow Moon' was a poem. My wife at the time, Joel - she's dead now - it was our 25th anniversary. She had the chance to go on a cruise with her sister. And I'm home with the kids and looking up, and I saw the big moon, and I just started writing.