I believe the time will come when the whole definition of pop music will change. It will get to the point where a song will not be a good song until it has a high level of creativity in writing and performance. In other words, in order to be popular, songs will have to meet these high standards.

Everything that happened to me as a child involved music. It was part of everyday life, as automatic as breathing.

Tomorrow, I might be in a different mood and you wouldn't recognize my voice.

It's a good time for black people to be alive.

I was not reluctant to become a singer. Singing has been an activity I've done my whole life, without thought.

That's a very high goal to have, study eight hours a day to be a concert pianist.

Through music you can become sad, joyful, loving, you can learn. You can learn mathematics, touch, pacing... Oh my God! Ooh... Wow... You can see colors through music. Anything!