I don't chase what I hear on the radio. I try not to compete with anybody.

My father, we bumped heads when I was younger, much younger... I had different ideas that I shared with him. He didn't like them as much. He gets upset or whatever. I guess I had a strong opinion from when I was a little boy.

Judaism, Christianity, Islam, all of these are branches, the root is love and that's where I went. I went straight to the root, I forgot the branches and I went straight to the root so that is how I see it, that is after I said of research and study and going through different phases of mental evolution, mental and consciousness evolution, not just believing in a book, believing in a certain idea, being willing to think for yourself and formulate your own ideas.

We believe in the almighty and we believe in God and that music is from God and we're inspired by God to give messages and ideas to people.

My father loved all different types of music. He wasn't a snob. He wasn't a purist.

If food is labeled, some people might choose to eat stuff that's genetically modified. They might decide they love it. But give us a choice.

'Master Blaster,' by Stevie Wonder, is up-tempo and fun, like Stevie himself. Stevie's always making jokes; he really knows how to put people at ease. He's one of my inspirations, as a musician and a person.