I believe in racial memory too. I'm sure I've got ancient African blood in me that has something to do with what I am.

It's a new dawn, it's a new day...and I'm feeling good.

You don't have to live next to me / Just give me my equality.

I don't like drug addicts and she sounds like a cat.

To be young, gifted and black!

If I get an idea I put it on tape and somebody else writes it out.

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.