Sighted people, you gotta deal with them.

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.

You never can overwhelm an instrument. You will never get out all that's in an instrument. An instrument will bring you to your limits.

There's such a thing as too much happiness and sadness. What I'm after is contentment.

What I've got to live up to, is being myself. If I do that, the rest will take care of itself.

Live each day like it's your last, 'cause one day you gonna be right