One of many joyful moments with BB King was him letting me play 'Lucille.' ...The thrill will never be gone.

My thing was always trying to do as much as I possibly could do. I wanted to do all the things the other kids did in the neighborhood.

When I wrote the words and I have the music, I felt, wow, you know, this has got to be right. I got to sing it right.

You've got to remember that 25 is a great time because, you know, you're passed that 21 thing and it's a high point, a high peak, in life where you're old enough to say what you have discovered, but you're still open to discovering more.

Many years ago, but not so long ago, there were those who said, 'Well, you have three strikes against you: You're black, you're blind and you're poor,' But God said to me, 'I will make you rich in the spirit of inspiration, to inspire others as well as create music to encourage the world to a place of oneness and hope, and positivity.' I believed Him and not them.

We all have hearts.... If you have a heart, love somebody. If you have enough heart, love everybody.

I just called to say, 'I love you.