Everyone's right or wrong, Everyone's got an opinion, put them in a song and let me keep on living..

My songs emerge from my life, or wherever they do, unbidden and unplanned and completely on a schedule of their own..

Music is given of God to further his purposes. Sweet melodies mellow the souls of men and help prepare them for the gospel. After men receive the tru….

I write songs about real things... The subject dictates the mood and it goes from there, really..

Whatever your image is, it's probably not you, but it affords you the freedom to live up to it..

I'm in search of myself - have you seen me anywhere?.

I overthink a lot of things..

Selfishly, I make music for me. I like to make music. I like looking for songs. I like working with interesting musicians. I like producing records. ….

Since I was the solo artist as well as the writer for the songs, I figured I had enough credits on it already..

I'm inspired to write songs in many different ways - it can come from a melody, a word or phrase or something I have seen on my travels around the wo….

When I was writing the Destiny's Child songs, it was a big thing to be that young and taking control. And the label at the time didn't know that we w….

He’s more myself than I am.

Maintain yourself and everything maintains itself around you..

Those in power write the history while those who suffer write the songs..

I don't know, I just got a feeling about her. You know when a song comes on and you just gotta dance?.

I'm free of hypochondria-- although I've got everything else..

One reads alone, even in another's presence..

These firecrackers outside and these lights outside cannot make you rejoice. They are only for children; for you, they are just a nuisance. But in yo….

Muhāsaba is your best selfie..

Never be shamed of being Afrikan.

Death is never very pretty..