Critics like to describe and categorize things, and categories often have a way of limiting people.

I guess a lot of times pressure is put on something after it becomes big.

A just society is not one built on fear or repression or vengeance or exclusion, but one built on love. Love for our families. Love for our neighbors. Love for the least among us. Love for those who look different or worship differently. Love for those we don't even know.

I think it's not enough for us to extend the hand of love. I think it's important that that goes both ways. It's important also that we look at policies we need to change as well.

For me I'm actually doing what I normally do when I do my solo thing and the other thing is actually more new to me.

Sometimes I start just on the piano with a melody or musical idea that kind of leads me to certain lyrics.

As a nation - and as a world - we need more truth.