I just want people to see what I deem as a war for no reason, but only for greed.

I realized I was tired of singing about trees and flowers. I wanted to sing about real life. From then on, nobody could tell me anything was better than blues.

All the blues greats took chances and developed their own style. They didn't copy.

Muddy Waters was, like, the king! He had a lot of adopted sons and daughters. I was just happy to be one of them.

Around midnight I heard them shout unfaithful one and I knew right then the axe was gonna fall. It's because of me.

In order to play jazz, you have to be able to play the blues.

I don't see how anybody cannot be political in this day and age. There's so much going on and you have to be aware and you have to vote. Our lives are political.

I cook Italian, Thai and Vietnamese, I've always liked to cook.

I liked the Beatles because there was so much melody.

Normally when we go in and write the songs we write, we think about doing a cover, but never a covers record. That would be, for us, a concept. We don't want to have a concept!

I pulled the Johnny character from the Jamaican Johnny Too Bad thing.

God rules through light.

In order to have bread (a symbol of prosperity ) you have to first learn how to plough the land

You will find it possible to forgive when you realize that forgiveness is a remedy to self.

A man should not be judged by his fame, power, or money, but rather by how much love he gives to others.

Justice is the insurance which we have on our lives and property. Obedience is the premium which we pay for it.

Iran doesn't have any soldier in Syria, so how could Iran help me ?

I like to laugh. It's kind of escapism. I like to make people laugh. And I kind of like people just to have to not think about anything

The joy in life is to be used for a purpose. I want to be used up when I die.

There’s no story that’s the start of itself.

It's definitely a struggle to prove yourself just as a good human being. I'm so proud of who I am and what I've become, the morals I have, and the people that I'm surrounded by.