"I don't think I'm a genius. I just sing the way I feel."

"My husband. He baits your hook for you? Sure, I'm afraid of them, they wiggle."

"I don't know nothing about music. I just sing."

"I've been through a lot of changes, but I'm still the same old Billie."

"I don't like to be told what to do. I like to do what I want to do."