No time for drug addiction, no time for smoke or booze. Too strong for a shortened life span, I've got no time to lose.

I don't mean to be arrogant and I really appreciate my fans but talking about what I am doing is not something I'm good at. I do what I do and that's it. I want to get back to my work and do more of it instead of talking about it.

I continually remind myself to live by a code. It's very important to me. I've got a bad temper.

If a slave were to raise his voice to his master, he risked all manner of punishment. Yet what was possible in many circumstances was to lift one's voice in song. This was a major ingredient in what is now known as blues and gospel. Slaves may have been regarded as subhuman by their cruel captors, but through music, they were proud and dignified.

As far as poetry, I don't know if I've ever written any. I've read a lot. I just write and it comes out in different forms and shapes. I don't know if I'm any good at it I just really go for it and I'm very prolific book wise only because I own the company. No one tells me 'no' around here.

Creating problems is easy. We do it all the time. Finding solutions, ones that last and produce good results, requires guts and care.

If I'm in L.A. for longer than 20 days, I'm looking for work, because I don't do vacations.