As a boy, I believed freedom for America meant freedom for me. There was a time I believed every word spoken.

When a man's making love, the last thing he thinks about is war.

I'll come to you with gifts of knowledge, wisdom and truth.

The cops picked me up for attempted murder. I can still see the detectives, licking their chops. Thought they had me. Two weeks later, the cat came out of a coma and told the truth. I was innocent.

I went to jail at 16 for stealing tires off Cadillacs. When I got out I said, Never again.

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.

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