Every man's actions belong to him.
The advice I have for new artists is this - write great songs and play them live as often as possible. Get residencies all over town and crush it.
Make sure the fortune that you seek is the fortune that you need.
What enables me to believe in anything is hope.
I dont know if hell exists, but there sure as hell are some people who dont belong in heaven.
I grew up with the Blind Boys' music. My family owns a music store in Claremont, California, called The Claremont Folk Music Center. I grew up with a heavy diet of gospel, folk, and blues because those are kind of the cornerstones of traditional American music.