I've done a lot of things to become what I've become, out to create and establish a musical form and I call it movie.

Certain artists have a role to echo the echoes of the people and that's what I'll be doing on my next album.

We need that expression. Whether we want to call it protest or not, we need to express and echo the echoes of the people. Artists need to do that.

I would love to see no more ghettos but the things is, there's no diplomacy in the ghetto. They want to tell you something, they tell you straight!

I've abused myself a lot over the years. But my voice is still intact - really, it's better.

I am not one of those artists who is cemented in one way. I am able to, you know, make the happy, jovial, lighthearted music too. We need that in life too. So it's like that to me.

I don't think a songwriter should lose their mojo. In my situation, I'm one of those artists that lasts over a long period rather than have your moment and your moment is gone.