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

One preacher turned me on, another turned me off.

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.

I'm never gonna quit, cause quitting' just ain't my schtick.

I try to tell a story musically in a song.

Blacks own so little of the music business, it's pathetic. But I see that changing soon. Black artists, black businessmen and women will unite.

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