Every once in a while, you live long enough to get the respect that people didn't want to give while you were trying to become a senior citizen.

Our accomplishments show what kind of people we are.

I cannot afford to watch Fox News.

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

You never cared enough to be Black

I tour more than I need to, more than is good for you. But it's my favorite part of music. I much prefer it to studio work.

I find it not just strange but almost ridiculous that people could take a song like the one I was doing and interpret it is corroding anything. Folks have the feeling that oftentimes if you don't talk about something it will go away.