I could stand in the street and sing and get enough to pay the bills. I don't need millions of dollars.

There's a standard of songwriting that, when you start immersing yourself in those types of songs, it raises your own bar as a songwriter. There's also simplicity in the songwriting. It's much harder to be simple than it is to be complicated.

I only feel better because people aren't being so abusive to me about my weight.

What I'm interested in is the protection of children from violence, and they are exposed to violence every single day in the form of, as it's called, the news. Then you wonder why the children are running around, doing the things in the streets, doing the things that they've seen the adults doing in the so-called news.

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

I think there's a difference between God and religion.

I suppose the danger when you have a job that involves writing is you can be a bit isolated.