You never cared enough to be Black

The truth is that in this country you here you're more likely to be harassed, hurt, or killed if you're a minister speaking about progress for Black people than if you are a sure enough revolutionary.

I don't think people in power have the potential to do anything like that to me. I feel as though as long as our music is available, folks are going to hear it.

You should be able to do anything you can afford as an adult.

Music has the power to make me feel good like nothing else does. It gives me some peace for a while. Takes me back to who I really am.

I am honestly not sure how capable I am of love. And I'm not sure why.

I was a better writer when I was teaching. I was constantly going over the basics and constantly reminding myself, as I reminded my students, what made a good story, a good poem.