There are two kinds of music. One comes from the strings of a guitar, the other from the strings of the heart.

I don't think I'm better than other people, I think I'm different from other people, because I do different things.

I just want to say to fans in every corner of the earth, every nationality, every race, every language: I love you from the bottom of my heart. I would love your prayers and your goodwill, and please be patient and be with me and believe in me because I am completely, completely innocent. But please know a lot of conspiracy is going on as we speak.

Study the greats and become greater

We have to heal our wounded world. The chaos, despair, and senseless destruction we see today are a result of the alienation that people feel from each other and their environment.

Children are the only ones who don't want anything of me.

The record companies really do conspire against the artists. Especially the black artists