When I hear music, it's visual; I see things.

Love , creativity, and opportunity is in the air. Take it in and do your thing.

Music is my life, it is a reflection of what I go through.

One day we're going to watch people fight to the death, like Roman times. Instead of being in a coliseum, we're going to watch it on TV.

I've woken up from dreams and the whole song is there. I'm listening to it in my dreams. I consciously have to wake myself up and get a tape recorder because I hear it like a record.

There's certain things in life that I love. One is architecture. And music, culture, food, people. New Orleans has all of that.

Being free is a state of mind.

The idea of having to conform to someone else's ideal is unacceptable. I'm gonna be me. And if I can't be me, then I'd rather not do it.

We weren't put here to be miserable. We were put here to do the best we can, and we should take our energy and improve our state of being.

I am not trying to change the world. I am just offering my gift that God gave me, and if somebody is moved by it, that's beautiful.

I've always been into films. I've been offered lots of films but they've always been these very stereotypical roles. They wanted me to play some gangster or street guy, or pimp, drug addict.

Thank you for sending me a copy of your book. I'll waste no time reading it.

Is it not enough to dip your tongue into my soul and write poetry?

Time turned into a rope that unraveled as a languid spiral.

What's a man's first duty? The answer is brief: To be himself.

At some point in your life, if you're lucky, you get to design the way in which things evolve.

I work so I don't need to make rent through my songs, and I think if more people engaged with music without needing it to provide for their welfare, you're not beholden to anyone.

She wondered if this was true of every parent: if, prior to having children, they all used to be someone else.

Where are the drug cartels getting their weapons? They are being provided by the United States. Cut off that flow of arms.

If I'm going to give up the single life, it better be good - because I'm having fun!

The reason for the survival of the award system is purely commercial.