Around midnight I heard them shout unfaithful one and I knew right then the axe was gonna fall. It's because of me.

I just want people to see what I deem as a war for no reason, but only for greed.

I pulled the Johnny character from the Jamaican Johnny Too Bad thing.

I don't see how anybody cannot be political in this day and age. There's so much going on and you have to be aware and you have to vote. Our lives are political.

I liked the Beatles because there was so much melody.

In order to play jazz, you have to be able to play the blues.

I realized I was tired of singing about trees and flowers. I wanted to sing about real life. From then on, nobody could tell me anything was better than blues.