I’m more hungry now than I was 11 years ago. Which is great because I see a lot of artists that have been out for a long period of time. They get kind of fat.
There’s nothing more that we love than having a close, personal, open relationship, and I believe that’s what God wants.
Today, people are more into the glitz and the glamour of everything. We don’t even read the inside of records anymore.
When I stopped trying to write songs, that’s when I’m able to begin writing songs. You have to just use your life, and the things around you for your inspiration.
I think it’d be a real nightmare to put a record out and sell 20 million copies and then that’s it.
It’s a good time for me to pursue acting, I suppose since I’m enjoying having another medium in which to express myself. I’ve been getting a great response to my work.
I feel like I’m only in the beginning of my career. I’ve only made five albums. It’s not a lot.
I wouldn’t play together with someone who likes to control everything like me.
God gave me the gift to be able to play instruments and I have to play.
If I were white, I’d get less criticism.
I’m looking forward to going out at the concert with a clear head, with a clear mind, with a clear spirit and experiencing whatever it is. It’s great.
I’ve been compared to hundreds of artists, which just goes to show you that I’m not any one thing at all.
I am trying to get closer to God.
God is love and if you are ready, he always is.
My life is perfect because I accept it as it is.
You can’t even sing or play an instrument, so you just scream instead. You’re living for an image, so you got five hundred women in your bed.
I wasn’t the kind of person that liked waiting for autographs or following them, I just liked to go to the shows, study their records, driving many, many hours to different states to go to concerts.
I wanted to make something that sounded very pure, organic, and personal. I wanted to make music that was timeless.
For the last few years, it’s been so chic for everybody to be miserable. Like if you’re in with the cool crowd, you can’t be happy.
I mean, look at the people we celebrate – a lot of people who really don’t do anything. They just walk the red carpets and go to all the parties, and they’re hooked up with the right people, so they’re celebrities. But what for?