I feel what they feel. And people who listen to me know that, and it makes them feel like they're not alone.
When I choose material for an album all these songs I grew up with pour into my head.
I play piano, by ear. Yes, I write songs... and good ones.
I think the rich are too rich and the poor are too poor. I don't think the black people are going to rise at all; I think most of them are going to die.
From the beginning, it has been a no-no for a black man to touch a white woman.
Since I was three I've been playing the piano. I've been onstage. My mother is an Evangelist and I used to play the piano at her revival meetings.