When I have the time at home, I'll practice three or four hours a day. I have to. And I'm a late starter; I started at age 17 and at age 51 I'm still learning.

When I wrote the song, The Way It Is, I wanted to move people to take a stand on civil rights in this country.

We still play three or four hits every night. Now, we don't play them like the record. We try to find new ways to do it.

I feel like what I owe my audience is what I'm most passionate about.

While housing discrimination and segregation in 2005 still affect millions of people, that's not the way it has to be. Some things can change and should.

I guess after you've been doing something for 20 plus years, you have to work to stay interested.

Made my bed and here I lie, try to hold my head up high. Lying to myself sometimes, bad decisions but I, I won't cry.