I never want to fake it. That's my whole thing.

For me, the other thing is not just a strong sense of spirituality.

The line between greatness and obscurity is very, very small.

If you have a Stradivarius and nobody to play it, it's just a Stradivarius. Or is it even that? It's nothing.

I'm not angry at anyone.

There was a time in American history when almost every white person knew who Aretha Franklin was.

Every significant event that takes place in our lives is set to some kind of music.