There is a place in this world for satire, but there is a time when satire ends and intolerance and bigotry toward religious beliefs... begins.

I was going through some emotional turmoil. You can tell by the tunes on the album that I was going through a break-up of my marriage. It was the only way I could express myself.

As a civil rights activist of the past 40 years, I cannot support a show that disrespects those beliefs and practices.

I love soul. But I love a tune that has some meat in it. Something I could hang my hat on. Because music is universal.

I don't sit back and count up what I've done. There's just always something else to do. There's always a challenge ahead.

Self-expression is always a right, but its still not there to be abused.

When my agent told me he had a voice-over job I thought it was a Disney thing.