I happen to be colorblind. Racism is not my motto. One day, I strongly expect every color to love as one family.

When you have a special gift you don’t realize it because you think everyone else has the same gift.

You try to be as original as you can be without thinking about statistics. You just go from the soul and from the heart.

I never think about themes. I let the music create itself. I like it to be a potpourri of all kinds of sounds, all kinds of colors, something for everybody, from the farmer in Ireland to the lady who scrubs toilets in Harlem.

I am bewildered at the length to which people will go to portray me so negatively.

In the end, the most important thing is to be true to yourself and those you love and work hard. I mean, work like there's no tomorrow. Train. Strive. I mean, really train and cultivate your talent to the highest degree. Be the best at what you do. Get to know more about your field than anybody alive. Use the tools of your trade, if it's books or a floor to dance on or a body of water to swim in. Whatever it is, it's yours.

Me and Janet really are two different people.