Music Is Nothing Separate From

Do It Right Or Don't Do It At All. That Comes From My Mom. If There's Something I Want To Do, I'm One Of Those People That Won't Be Satisfied Until I Get It Done. If I'm Trying To Sing Something And I Can't Get It, I'm Going To Keep At It Until I Get Where I Want It.

Affluence Separates People. Poverty Knits 'em Together. You Got Some Sugar And I Don't; I Borrow Some Of Yours. Next Month You Might Not Have Any Flour; Well, I'll Give You Some Of Mine.

It's Like Duke Ellington Said, There Are Only Two Kinds Of Music - Good And Bad. And You Can Tell When Something Is Good.

I'd Like To Think That When I Sing A Song, I Can Let You Know All About The Heartbreak, Struggle, Lies And Kicks In The Ass I've Gotten Over The Years For Being Black And Everything Else, Without Actually Saying A Word About It.

You Ask Me What I'd Like To Do That I Haven't Done And I Say 'nothin'!' I Haven't Any Mountains To Climb Or Oceans To Swim. I've Been An Extremely Blessed Individual. ... I'm Not Clamorin' For More Trinkets. If I Were To Die Tomorrow, I Could Say I've Had A Good Life.