Rick Rubin said, well, I don't know that we will sell records. He said, I would like you to go with me and sit in my living room with a guitar and two microphones and just sing to your heart's content everything you ever wanted to record. I said, that sounds good to me. So I did that. And day after day, three weeks, I sang for him.

When I was arrested I was dressed in black

Those that have lived longer than us always have something to teach us, that we can take with us for the rest of our lives.

Gospel music is so ingrained into my bones. I can't do a concert without singing a gospel song. It's what I was raised on.

You build on failure. You use it as a stepping stone.

it's good to know who hates you and it is good to be hated by the right people

You miss a lot of opportunities by making mistakes, but that's part of it: knowing that you're not shut out forever, and that there's a goal you still can reach.