Consume more than you need This is the dream Make you pauper Or make you queen I won't die lonely I'll have it all prearranged A grave that's deep and wide enough For me and all my mountains o'things

I meet people in my daily life, people who seem to experience some change and some growth on a personal level, and that gives me hope.

I got a plan to get out of here, I've been working at a convenient store.

Growing up in Cleveland, I learned about singing from my mother, who had once sung professionally and who admired Mahalia Jackson and Aretha Franklin.

I don't try to project any image at all, other than the person that I am.

People's real hopes and dreams can be distorted and misdirected and packaged until you're not sure what you really want or what you even really need.

You have to pay attention to the moment and make it the best it can be for you. I've been trying to do that. It's really made a major difference for me. I'm a happier person.