When you dishonor the the utter glory and majesty of black people, you lie. Your heart lies to you and you let it

If you were the boss of a company and some of the employees of your company were known to sexually abuse children, you would fire them instantly.

It's been seven hours and fifteen days, since you took your love away.

I think people who come from abuse and/or people who have mental illnesses, have terrible self-esteem problems.

You must not try to be too pure, you must fly closer to the sea.

Biggest lesson I've ever had in life is that blues had a baby and they named it rock 'n' roll.

People often talk about me as a singer, but they don't often talk about you when you're a woman as a songwriter.