I grew up listening to spiritual music, Blind Willie Johnson and folk.

People say, "How do you write songs?" I say, "Patience." I may have a track that's hot, but no words. I'll just let it sit for years, because I know they're going to meet. They'll find it.

What enables me to believe in anything is hope.

I'm more afraid of falling than I am of flying high. I'm not as scared of dying as I am of growing old. Every battle has its glory and its consequence.

There's no room in my life for religion. Religion is separation and segregation of God. How can you segregate the Almighty?

With so many people to love in my life, why do I worry about one?

Love for me is my North Star. It's the highest form of grace. And I love that there's different levels and different ways of showing it, and different representations of it. Whether it's love shown to a stranger, love to a sibling, your child, your parents, your partner.