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

The major ingredient of any recipe for fear is the unknown.

Feel good about yourself. You have been blessed and you might not have even realized it.

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.

I love fairytales. I like fantasy a lot, science fiction, I like magic. I like to create magic. I love magic.

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

Yeah, they are loyal, women. They have been loyal. They are activists. They will fight you about me.