We forget that this music, music made by my brothers and sisters, is still a baby. It's just beginning. When I think of the possibilities, it makes me smile.

One preacher turned me on, another turned me off.

Everyone to me has to pick a subject to talk about in music if you're going to be a writer.

Mama tried to save us from the streets, but the streets were too strong.

I've always loved War's Low Rider and Sly Stone's Thank You, and I just wanted to put my take on them.

When I saw corruption, I was forced to find truth on my own. I couldn't swallow the hypocrisy.

You're the first, the last, and my everything and the answer to all my dreams. You're my sun, my moon, my guiding star, my kind of wonderful, that's what you are