The difference between me and other people in my generation is instead of saying the Internet's killing the record business, I say, 'Who cares about the record business, the Internet is enhancing music.

What I do isn't black music, it's just my music.

If you work hard and you're good, you can build something for yourself.

I think Philadelphia has been underrated over the years as a musical region.

I never felt entitled to anything. I'm the hardest worker I know.

As I got older, my voice got better.

Everybody who I ever cared about has told me that they like my music: Bob Dylan, Paul McCartney, Al Green, The Spinners, Smokey Robinson. Everybody that matters.