I think a woman can have all of the ideas and mental pictures. She can be a real planner and a motivator. But in the end, I think a woman does best when she responds to a man.

Without black, no color has any depth. But if you mix black with everything, suddenly there's shadow - no, not just shadow, but fullness. You've got to be willing to mix black into your palette if you want to create something that's real.

You live in a dangerous place when you sacrifice integrity for security.

Giving never happens by accident. It's always intentional.

The fact of the matter is, when I'm on tour, I'm juggling so hard to keep all the balls in the air that I don't often get to really enjoy what I'm out there doing.

Man hurts man, time and time again. As we drown in the wake of our power, somebody tell me why?

Everybody's entitled to think whatever they want and to express that, but my personal day-to-day experience does not come into contact with any of those people.