People still look at Michael Jackson as being a Motown artist.

I don't like you, but I love you.

I always try to write a song, I never just want to write a record. Originally I was not writing songs for myself. Songwriting is my gift from God.

When someone picks up one of my songs and records it, I'm a flattered man, it's a blessing to me

Beethoven was just music, and it didn't matter if he could hear it or not - he could feel it. He could hear it in his mind. He could write it down hearing it in his mind. He was just music. Yeah, he's one of my favorite writers of all times.

Now if I appear to be carefree it's only to camouflage my sadness. In order to keep my pride I try to cover the hurt with a show of gladness.

As a kid, this is what I wanted my life to be. Not in my wildest dreams did I ever dare to dream that it would be this.