We have to be respectful to one another.

I always wanted my mother to be Queen for a Day. I always used to watch that show that came on television.

Among all the wonderful things we have, we don't seem to have a time to love. And to me that's the fuel, that's the fuel we need to make the engine go.

We're stuck in fear and in not wanting to cross that most important bridge of understanding that we're more alike or not. We all cry, we all laugh.

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

Music can measure how broad our horizons are. My mind wants to see to infinity.

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.