I think my daughters have a pretty healthy self-awareness but I can't speak on their behalf.

It's not fair to compare one artist to another because they all come with their own sort of elements to the picnic, you know.

Humankind seems to have an enormous capacity for savagery, for brutality, for lack of empathy, for lack of compassion.

The general population still thinks HIV is something that came in the 80s and went away, or that it only affects the gay population or intravenous drug users.

If people like your music, you can't guarantee they're going to love you.

Churches, depending on their policy, can do fantastic work with people in the community.

You know, I would say that songwriting is something about the expression of the heart, the intellect and the soul.