Some people go to college. For me I studied music my whole life. That was my college.

I just want to say that dreams do come true. Don't ever give up on your dreams. Sometimes it just takes a little bit longer for some of us.

You have to give love to get love.

I've been influenced heavily by great soul artists. I see myself as a soul singer. I sing from my soul - I write from my soul.

I don't like labels, but I do have blue eyes and I'm soulful, so what am I going to do?

I write songs like "The Sweetest Love." Of course I'm a little cheesy. Love is cheesy. Love is corny. But it's also the greatest feeling in the whole world.

I really try to wake up with my music the same as I do with my life, and that is with no expectations. I just feel what I feel that day and follow it.

My songs don't play on pop radio; they play on black radio.

I was seven years old the first time I saw Michael Jackson. That changed everything.

I grew up in a Hollywood family with money, so money is not the reason I make music. I'm as Hollywood as it gets. Not internally but externally - that's my bloodline.

Life is full of constant ups and downs, and all I ask for is redemption in the end.

•Spirit is like hell of difficulties, problems, etc .. But only we humans create our life easy heaven by spreading love all over.

Your physical capabilities have nothing to do with higher consciousness. The depth achieved in any posture only has the ability to hurt or help your body.

There is a soul of truth in error; there is a soul of good in evil.

I do try to live a normal life.

I know it may seem surprising to people, but learning dialog that has a conversational flow to it is not that difficult.

Make it your moment-to-moment aim to recognize the difference between being aware of your thoughts, and being carried along by them.

The sounds of anger are not melodic.

The alleviation of the condition of insanity has also been accomplished now.

It scares me how fast I go from disliking to loving him, and I wonder if it’s this way for everyone.

Nobody seemed to have any perspective any longer. Those were low points. But we got through it.