Religious beliefs are sacred to people, and at all times should be respected and honoured.

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 influence people, hopefully on the positive side.

Then, when I had the opportunity to go to Africa and visit the villages, I heard the real, raw, true rhythms and realised the origins of the old Negro spirituals I grew up with in the South.

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

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.

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