Success made me self-sufficient, but it also took away my anonymity. I'm just this quiet nobody, and all of a sudden people are nervous around me. That was kind of weird.

I felt devalued and disrespected. The energy behind it felt disingenuous and motivated by corporate profit.

I was literally the black sheep of the family, and there were definitely moments of discomfort while my grandmother was working through her racism.

We're getting ready to take over the world. My group of girlfriends - we're renegades.

An instructor once told me that when there's resistence in your body, it's only because of the resistence in your mind. It's about getting inside the pose. Being the breath.

Prisons are like the concentration camps of our time. So many go in and never come out, and primarily they're black and Latino.

I took solace in my relationship with God who, along with my dog, was my best friend growing up.

It's from our sufferings that we form our consciousness.

I work with youth offenders in LA, I've heard them speak and see how music manipulates them.

Its from the deep waters that we come. And we are heartfelt and treacherous like those waters. We come with an unflinching devotion to the mystical and to God - representing life and embracing death.

My life is art. Its how I express God.

And the only answer I know isThat no child should give up on life.Math deals in absolutes.But life is the most absolute of all.

A good character will be recognized by a goodcharacter.Petra HermansSeptember 8, 2016

The place where music and worship meet is like a divine mystery of sorts.

Wouldn't it be lovely if death gave us a day's notice so giants like George Michael could see how much they were revered and adored.

If you are always trying to do something great and different and fresh, lots of them are going to be shut down for lots of stupid or good reasons, but you have to keep on trying.

Channeling is just bad ventriloquism. You use another voice, but people can see your lips moving.

Young people are the same as they always were. They are just as ignorant.

Two things that I think matter are gratitude and joy.

Creativity is often blocked by trying to be perfect. Creativity is allowing yourself to make mistakes. Art is knowing which ones to keep.

In the end, money should serve something greater than just money. It should serve you, your family, the people you want to touch.