1. “Like books and black lives, albums still matter.”
2. “Despite everything, no one can dictate who you are to other people.”
3. “Cool means being able to hang with yourself. All you have to ask yourself is ‘Is there anybody I’m afraid of? Is there anybody who if I walked into a room and saw, I’d get nervous?’ If not, then you’re cool.”
4. “One thing I’d like to say is that I don’t live in a prison. I am not afraid of anything. I haven’t built any walls around myself, and I am just like anyone else. I need love and water.”
5. “I don’t really care so much what people say about me because it usually is a reflection of who they are. For example, if people wish I would sound like I used to sound, then it says more about them than it does me.”
6. “It’s a hurtful place, the world, in and of itself. We don’t need to add to it. And we’re in a place now where we all need one another, and it’s going to get rougher.”
7. “Every day I feel is a blessing from God. And I consider it a new beginning. Yeah, everything is beautiful.”
8. “My fans bring their sons and daughters to my shows now. That’s how I grew up. I hope to be an inspiration to those people.”
9. “When you wake up, each day looks the same, so each day should be a new beginning. I don’t have an expiration date.”
10. “When you don’t talk down to your audience, then they can grow with you. I give them a lot of credit to be able to hang with me this long, because I’ve gone through a lot of changes, but they’ve allowed me to grow, and thus we can tackle some serious subjects and try to just be better human beings, all of us.”
