I listen to, like, funky Chicago blues. I love blues, but I love the funky, happy blues. There's a song about pretty much everything, including kidney stones, believe it or not. So there's something there for whatever you happen to be suffering, you know?

People always complain, 'you never invited me to your wedding', but I prefer casual weddings.

At some point the entire population of the earth is gonna have to look back at the kind of essence of spirituality which is basically caring about each other.

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

If there was acceptance of the mentally ill in the Catholic Church, the entire Curia would resign!

I always feel there is a link between music and spirituality.

The music business is a place where the artists are all treated like we're working for the people who are working for us. That can obviously be exaggerated when you're a female.