I've seen and met angels wearing the disguise of ordinary people living ordinary lives.

I end up writing about all kinds of things. I never make an attempt to write about anything in particular. I don't have a little list of topics to write about.

Everyone is looking for connections between the songs. I don't usually approach a record as a concept. There's no overriding theme I'm trying to represent. It's all about the individual songs.

Have faith in humankind a respect for what is earthly and an unfaltering belief in peace and understanding

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 found myself in the middle of a race riot when I was about 14 years old, and I found someone pointing a gun at me and telling me to run or they'd shoot me.

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