My son don't have to say it loud, I'm black and I'm proud. He don't have to be called those crazy names.

I'm not going to be joining ZZ Top. You know they can't play my stuff. It's too complicated.

Take those kids and raise them up, teach them how to drink out of a righteous cup.

You can't teach others if you are living the same way.

Sometimes you struggle so hard to feed your family one way, you forget to feed them the other way, with spiritual nourishment. Everybody needs that.

I only got a seventh-grade education, but I have a doctorate in funk, and I like to put that to good use

I used to play one job and have 125 pair of shoes on the floor. What was I doing? I couldn't wear but one pair.