I'm blessed to be in an environment where people are sincere.

You know a man can play the part of a saint just so long for a day comes when his true, his true self unfolds.

I just want to give my love to God.

My fans have written me such kind emails. My management at Daptone helped me heal, too. I'm in a good place.

Not only do I say, get up and get out, I tell the cancer to get up and get out. And if you don't get up and get out, I'm going to shout you out. And I get to shout.

Some people can sit down and write a song, but they can't go on stage like I can.

I remember going into a raggedy studio, still with my work uniform on. At the time, I was driving money trucks for Wells Fargo, so I had my gun and hat, which weighed me down in the heat. It was 97 degrees here in New York, and they had to turn the air conditioner off because it was too loud. So, I say, "Damn, it's hot in here!" That's how we came up with the song, "Damn, It's Hot." It was from our soul. We just got together, sang and made our own lyrics.