Waking up sober is a good day. I love being able to wake up and do positive things, to go to the gym.

Nice guys just don't finish first in the music industry.

I had to learn to forgive. I couldn't sleep at night. I got ulcers. I had to let go, to let God deal with it. No one wants to be mad in their own house. I didn't want to be angry my whole life. It takes so much energy out of you to be mean.

We wouldn't be as far along as a country if we didn't take on some of Martin Luther King's ways that he instilled in us.

I realize I will always be the poster child for police brutality, but I can try to use that as a positive force for healing and restraint.

As far as having peace within myself, the one way I can do that is forgiving the people who have done wrong to me. It causes more stress to build up anger. Peace is more productive.

I sometimes feel like I'm caught in a vise. Some people feel like I'm some kind of hero. Others hate me.