It's every man for himself, every woman, every child. A new breed ferocious and wild.

In Buddhism there are words you can say... as you say the words with rhythm the conscious tells the subconscious

I never had that thing about being black. If the whole world was like that, maybe there would be more harmony and love.

The choice that I made was from my best music, for the songs that I knew that the public liked. Then, when I recorded my new songs I found that my old material had not faded, it was still current, the music was good and the songs were great. I sat in my house and listened, got the chills, and I thought, how great is that? It hasn't dated, it hasn't gone anywhere, and it's great.

I kind of felt I left a good message and memory with the people in terms of my work, and I always felt with a good record, I could always come back.

The older you get, the more you realize it's not what happens, but how you deal with it.

I don't have a problem with being black in a white country or being with my people.