Music has healing power. It has the ability to take people out of themselves for a few hours.

He's been dead for so many years, but I'm still trying to impress him. That's what gave me my drive. 'Look at me, Dad, I've succeeded.'

And there are men behind bars who pray for the light and there are men in the suburbs who pray for the night.

Blue jean baby, LA lady, seamstress for the band. Pretty eyed, pirate smile, you'll marry a music man. Ballerina, you must have seen her dancing in the sand.

People still think of AIDS as a shame-based disease, it's a sexually transmitted disease, and you're either gay or you're a prostitute or an intravenous drug user. And so a lot of people are still very bigoted about this disease. It's such a treatable disease. It's so - the end is in sight for this disease, medically.

My mantra is if you raise money, don't waste it.

I really don't need the public's money. I'd like to have something on the internet with charitable donation optional, where anyone can download my music for free.