If a politician isn't doing it to his wife , then he's doing it to his country..

More important than talent, strength, or knowledge is the ability to laugh at yourself and enjoy the pursuit of your dreams..

Since I travel so much, it's always great to be home. There's nothing like getting to raid my own refrigerator at two in the morning..

I'm not anxious to be anywhere other than where I am right now..

To me, the real thrill is in making the music, and then I just trust it to find its own audience, and at times it's big and at times it's small, but ….

I count myself really fortunate that I have some lifelong friends. The best thing about a friend is when you are being your own worst enemy a friend ….

For me, the backdrop of half the experiences of life includes music..

Its true. Im a simple person. Some people tend to live from trauma to trauma, and that energizes them. I have a hectic schedule, but my mind seeks si….

When I was younger, I just thought that my plans were probably going to be more exciting than my parents' plans or the establishment. I sort of got b….

Man hurts man, time and time again. As we drown in the wake of our power, somebody tell me why?.

I have spent probably years of time waiting in studio lounges - waiting on a mix, waiting on my time to sing, waiting on, waiting on, waiting on. Tha….

Real relationship is gritty and earthy, the stuff that life is made of..

I'm frustrated by something, it's my fault for exposing myself to it in the first place. The rumor mill always seemed like a grass fire to me. Why wa….

How we absorb music is unique. I know what I do. When I'm listening to music, I tend to find myself in a song. That's what really makes you connect i….

The most consistent musical experience I had growing up was church music..

I know how it feels to go into a studio to start a record, and eight weeks later it's finished. I know how an intense schedule feels..

The people I've been exposed to have been people of amazing integrity..

You live in a dangerous place when you sacrifice integrity for security..

I love being with my children. They're fascinating people..

I think a woman can have all of the ideas and mental pictures. She can be a real planner and a motivator. But in the end, I think a woman does best w….

I was taught a lot of Bible at home and had a voracious appetite for reading the Bible..