I never use someone just because they are great musicians. I work with people who have the same kind of feeling towards the music that I do, and the subject that I'm speaking of at that time.

My legacy is not only about legacy, it's about how we as a human family learn to live together within our difference.

I want everybody to be happy because, if you're happy, you are more open to other people. Don't let misery bring you down.

Education is not something that the government invests in. Because if you invest in education, no politician can come and tell you something that doesn't make sense.

I never use someone just because they are great musicians. I work with people who have the same kind of feeling towards the music that I do, and the subject that I'm speaking of at that time.

Even the most racist person make a very painful racial comment, give him a smile. It's better than you take a weapon on him because he's just gonna go like, "Oh." He's just being stupid.

Doing an album is like having a business card; to show people what you do. The most important thing to me is the stage. I do albums because I love the stage.