The church didn't know what to do with Ray Charles or Al Green. And so they were kind of ostracized.

We all need grace in the face of each other.

I think, at the end of the day, the real antagonist is the brokenness of humanity.

Don't waste your time explaining who you are to people who are committed to misunderstanding you.

In heaven I'll be shocked by those who aren't there, those I didn't think would be there but are. And the fact I'm there at all.

I think success can be looked at in many ways. Obviously you want whatever it is that your aiming for to be something that God will endorse. I think when you can draw a target and hit, then it's successful.

I know for me as an artist, I think I do myself and my listeners a disservice, if I don't listen to some of the best music out there. If I was an architect or a carpenter, I'm going to want to study the best architects and carpenters and I'm going to appreciate their work, because they're going to inspire me to do well. And I just look at them as great architects and I just appreciate the gift that God gave them.