Like the Bible says. A child should be leader of them all, and to be led by that kind of innocence. Didnt Jesus say bring on the children? Be like the children. Not childish, but child-like. That kind of innocence.

I could compose and write music and get to share it with the masses and the people around the world and to have them to receive it so beautifully - I love that.

I'm not trying to be philosophical, but I really think it's my job to help children. And I don't care if people laugh.

When I was small I didn't really know what i was doing. I just sang and it came out sounding pretty good. I just do it and it happens.

I really do wish people could understand me some day.

What have we done to the world?....... Look what we've done.

All the forms of popular music from jazz to hip-hop, to bebop, to soul [come from black innovation]. You talk about different dances from the catwalk, to the jitterbug, to the Charleston, to break dancing -\-\ all these are forms of black dancing...What would [life] be without a song, without a dance, and joy and laughter, and music.