There are many spokes on the wheel of life. First, we're here to explore new possibilities.

Music to me is just like breathing. I have to have it. It's part of me.

Just because you can't see anything , doesn't mean you should shut your eyes.

Even though I'm not Jewish...Israel is one of the few causes I feel good about supporting.

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.

Music's been around a long time, and there's going to be music long after Ray Charles is dead. I just want to make my mark, leave something musically good behind. If it's a big record, that's the frosting on the cake, but music's the main meal.

Music is nothing separate from me. It is me... You'd have to remove the music surgically.