That's the jazz that I like - the stuff that has a soothing effect.

I don't like to condemn people because what that means is that you're only condemning yourself about a part of you that you can't stand.

I've never felt like I was born with a silver spoon at all, although I've felt like howling at the moon a lot of times!

I have some intellectual-type pursuits, like studying philosophy and stuff like that.

In deep confusion, in great despair, when I reach out for him, he is there. When I am lonely as I can be, then I know God shines his light on me.

Performing was the natural thing originally and the rest of it [records and so on] is just like offshoots of that. That's how I see it anyway.

[The music is about ] for the purpose of getting people to an excitement level. They feel something, they feel emotions. They're going to go home after that concert and remember it.Maybe they got something out of the experience rather than intellectualizing about what songs mean which is the whole head trip.