Hope is such a beautiful word, but it often seems very fragile. Life is still being needlessly hurt and destroyed.

In my business you cant trust anyone because you dont know whos your friend. Becoming successful means you become a prisoner

Loyalty is such a rare quality; but my fans are the most loyal in the world.

The deeper I go into myself, the stronger I become, because I realize that my real self is much bigger than any fear.

I like people who can make you laugh without using vulgarity, or bad words.

Each song is a child I nourish and give my love to. But even if you have never written a song, your life is a song. How can it not be?

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