I'm just like anyone. I cut and I bleed. And I embarass easily.

I don't understand why the press is so interested in speculating about my appearance, anyway. What does my face have to do with my music or my dancing?

Going to my shows, it's like a religious experience, because you come out, you go in one person, you come out a different person.

Needless to say, I love the interaction between the sexes; it is a natural part of life and I love women. I just think that when sex is used as a form of blackmail or power, it's a repugnant use of one of God's gifts.

Being a world traveler, I'm touched and moved by everything that happens, especially to children. It gets me emotionally sick and I go through a lot of pain when I see that type of pain. I can't pretend as if I don't see it. It affects me very much.

Music is a mantra that soothes the soul...something our body has to have. It's important to understand the power of music.

Find your star and throw it up to heaven. You still have it, don't you?