Cool means being able to hang with yourself. All you have to ask yourself is 'Is there anybody I`m afraid of? Is there anybody who if I walked into a room and saw, I`d get nervous?' If not, then you`re cool.

Despite everything, no one can dictate who you are to other people.

Michael Jackson's album was only called Bad because there wasn't enough room on the sleeve for Pathetic.

My hat goes off to anybody who can sit down and put their heads together. I am ready for something like that because I am free and I am happy and I have time. There were a lot of things in the way before. I have nothing but time, and I love getting older.

There's something about having people around you giving you support that is - it's motivating, and once I got that support from people then I believed I could do anything.

What people have to realize is that if one has a firm belief in God and the spirit then one does not make statements that are negative and untrue.

Sometimes it [music in my head] is a curse, but it's also a blessing. It is a gift that I am completely grateful for. That's why I keep [making music], because I don't want to be ungrateful for the gift.