When I'm on tour, I don't see these spots as much as I'd like. I'm just in, I perform, then I'm out. I hope to spend years sightseeing, then more years after that.

I just want to give my love to God.

I just want to be able to get onstage and move and move around.

Record designers marvel on that stuff. They go back and look at old covers, then make new ones.

The only thing I wanted to accomplish was to finally get recognized by the music industry. If you know the awards, answer me this question: Do you see an award for soul music? No. They have R&B, funk, hip-hop and all sorts of contemporary things.

When I'm on tour, I don't see these spots as much as I'd like. I'm just in, I perform, then I'm out. I hope to spend years sightseeing, then more years after that.

Music is my happiness, my joy, and when my body wasn't right I couldn't get into my music without being healed, without being healthy.