I was born with music inside me. Music was one of my parts. Like my ribs, my kidneys, my liver, my heart. Like my blood. It was a force already within me when I arrived on the scene. It was a necessity for me-like food or water.

Sighted people, you gotta deal with them.

Sometimes my dreams are so deep that I dream that I'm dreaming.

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

If somebody don't like something that I do, that's his or her prerogative. Just like it's mine.

If you can play the blues, you can do anything.

I cant retire from music any more than I can retire from my liver. Youd have to remove the music from me surgically—like you were taking out my appendix.