There was a time in American history when almost every white person knew who Aretha Franklin was.
I mean, on the food chain, do instruments really rate? I don't think so.
Life is too short to harbor any hostilities towards anybody.
For me, the other thing is not just a strong sense of spirituality.
I'm having fun just being a musician as well as an artist at this point.
Trends don't mean very much to me. They come, they go, they turn around.