When I commit, I commit with my whole heart, my whole being. I know the Bible like the back of my hand.

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

People are always looking for me to be a freak, weird.

Take it off, baby, take it all off. I want you the way you came into the world.

I woke up one morning, went downstairs, said 'Good morning' to my mother and nearly scared both of us to death.'

I don't know if it's my music, my lyrics, my sound and knowing the music business the way I do - all I can say is, my career has lasted way longer than I expected.

One preacher turned me on, another turned me off.