I never wanted to be famous. I only wanted to be great.
Music is about the only thing left that people don't fight over.
Absence makes the heart grow fonder and tears are only rain to make love grow.
I'd like to think that when I sing a song, I can let you know all about the heartbreak, struggle, lies and kicks in the ass I've gotten over the years for being black and everything else, without actually saying a word about it.
I was born with music inside me. That's the only explanation I know of
What is a soul? It's like electricity - we don't really know what it is, but it's a force that can light a room.