I'm a child who was abused. I know the difference. I clearly know the difference. The whipping for correction and then their child abuse.

I was a very poor young black boy in New Orleans, just a face without a name, swimming in a sea of poverty trying to survive.

I know that my audience is largely women, so what I try to do a lot of times is address their issues.

People say the truth hurts. Hell no, it hurts even more if you do a whole bunch of foolishness to try and avoid it.

The most important thing that I learned in growing up is that forgiveness is something that, when you do it, you free yourself to move on.

My biggest success is getting over the things that have tried to destroy and take me out of this life. Those are my biggest successes. It has nothing to do with work.

Music is always around, and it helps to heighten any emotion.