My dad had more compassion than me. He was nonjudgmental. He didn't care where you stood politically. He just took you as a person on face value. He could love all stripes, and that's why all stripes claim him. He didn't judge.

I was a songwriter; that was the torch I carried. This is an honorable profession. This is what I do.

My dad had more compassion than me. He was nonjudgmental. He didn't care where you stood politically. He just took you as a person on face value. He could love all stripes, and that's why all stripes claim him. He didn't judge.

If I ignore my work, I start having anxiety attacks.

I choose not to give energy to the emotions of revenge, hatred or the desire to subjugate.

My record label is treating me like I'm a new artist, which is exciting after all this time.

Being in the studio is like painting, you know, you can really take your time, and try different things, and kind of go deep into it.