The object is to make beautiful music for people to have forever. Music that stays - not just becomes a ringtone. Longevity.

It's not that I'm afraid of death, but afraid of the thought of my people laid to rest; They saying there is 6 million ways of death but not even one way to fade the stress.

I will never slide, never fall, never fail.

When you do music, you have no control who comes to your shows.

I'm the ruler in my kingdom and my dark seat is hot. Step into my world and your heartbeat stop!

I'm independent. I use my own money. For everything.

If Heaven is up, I'm going. I know I'm right in my heart. This world is not my home. This life will soon be gone, and, one day, I'll spread my wings, as an angel, and fly away.

Cause I bring the heater. Love me cause I'm your leader.

When it came to music growing up, it wasn't just gospel and R&B. My uncle brought rock 'n' roll to me when I was younger, and I loved it. I was open to all music.

I'm a worldly angel, meaning I've adjusted to the ways of the world, even though I am a child of God. I wouldn't consider myself a Christian rapper, but if we were Christian rappers, we would kill.

nothing is accomplished by writing a piece of musicnothing is accomplished by hearing a piece of musicnothing is accomplished by playing a piece of musicour ears are now in excellent condition.

Nothing says holidays, like a cheese log.

I felt like all of the work was training for just one central idea: Accept your child for who he is. I'm not saying that I've done a brilliant job with that. But I've done my best.

As soon as I moved to Princeton in 1978, I became fascinated by local history, much of it Revolutionary War-era; and I became fascinated by the presidency of Woodrow Wilson at Princeton University.

That's where faith comes in. I've struggled more with being away from her. She keeps me strong. Being away from her means I have to stay in the Word and to stay strong throughout the season.

Everything in art must spring from the movement of our whole life-stream, of our whole being - including the unconscious.

Reminisce about the little episodes that we shared together

You are an adult when, faced with important decisions, you choose to have more faith in yourself than anything else.

I wished by treating Psychology like a natural science, to help her become one.