I would look at a dog and when our eyes met, I realized that the dog and all creatures are my family. They're like you and me.

I'm not a slave to the recording industry. I have the freedom to make an album that I want to make and do it the way I want.

Old music used to mean something. There is none of that today.

The African-American community still needs to come together as one and stand up for rights of the people and of what's happening in their culture, their community.

I would look at a dog and when our eyes met, I realized that the dog and all creatures are my family. They're like you and me.

As an artist, I feel that my father's biggest influence is me realizing that music has a purpose and it's not just for business and that music is spiritual. I get that from him that music is a spiritual thing.

It's very important that we instill some respect for the parents. In America especially, the kids are unruly, screaming at mommy and daddy, running the show.