When you hear my records today hear a vanilla sounding artist with no black inflection, although I was trying to imitate what I heard.

Ironically, for a few million people in the Far East, I did become an English teacher through my music.

I've always wanted to stay involved with young people. I never bought into the idea that entertainers owe nothing to their audience except a good performance.

The Christmas spirit - love - changes hearts and lives.

In fact - statistically, as you know - people have done polls, research, and at least 80 percent or more or working media are liberal Democrats if they are involved with any party and certainly liberal in their philosophy.

The movies television and music we used to produce created an image of America that the world envied... now the millions around the world call us the Great Satan - and with good cause.

Christmas is a good time to take stock of our blessings.