I think a great artist should be able to create any style, any form, anything from rock to pop to gospel to spiritual, just wonderful music where everybody can sing it.

It's [music composition] the most effortless thing in the world because you don't do anything. I hate to say it like that, but it's the truth.

My fans are activists they will fight with you to defend me.

I want to tell the children of the world, you are all our children, each one of you is my child and I love you all.

A song is a mantra, something you repeat over and over. We need peace, we need giving, we need love, we need unity. I want the whole world to sing this song.

Heal the world, make it a better place.

Be the best at what you do. Get to know more about your field than anybody alive.