Race in this country is still the elephant in the room that no one wants to discuss.

Life, the moment. Where the magic is. That's what really keeps me motivated, alive, hungry. I'm still as excited and motivated now as I was twenty-five years ago, and that's because I really live for those moments. And that's where the art comes from, that's where the music is born, that's where it all appears. I love it.

A lot of people don't listen to the lyrics, really.

Jimi Hendrix was just so fluid. His hands were connected to his soul, you know? His playing was just so emotional. You could feel the fire, you could feel the blues. You could feel the sadness. It's unbelievable.

Today, people are more into the glitz and the glamour of everything. We don't even read the inside of records anymore.

Keeping grounded and keeping focused and keeping calm and thankful, that comes from God.

Fly Away changed my life. There are certain songs that do. When I won the Grammy, I was in Paris. I sort of forgot about it.