I'd crack up without my music. It's the best company you can have, really. It don't say 'no' or 'maybe,' or ask no questions.

I'm more interested in interpersonal relationships - between lovers families, siblings. That's why I write about how we treat each other.

I'd crack up without my music. It's the best company you can have, really. It don't say 'no' or 'maybe,' or ask no questions.

I don't let negative criticism, for the most part, bother me.

It goes without saying that your friends are usually the first to discuss your personal business behind your back.

Why is it that if you happen to be black and over six feet tall, everybody thinks you supposed to play basketball or football?

I like doing the readings and the autographing, but the interviewing gets a little tedious because you get asked the same questions every day and sometimes three or four times a day.