That Mississippi sound, that Delta sound is in them old records. You can hear it all the way through.
You get a heck of a sound from the church. Can't you hear it in my voice?
Thank you to the children whose innocent words encouraged me.
The extremists are afraid of books and pens, the power of education frightens them. they are afraid of women.
I don't want to be the next anyone. I just want to be me, now. And that means all different things.
I like to be wild, and I like to do wild, crazy things. I need excitement. At all times. Normal is not my type.
Yes, it's my real name. I had to pull out my passport twice today to prove it.
I'm a free spirit and that definitely comes from my upbringing, so it's definitely shaped me as an artist.
I've always loved aggressive, hard, noisy, yet melodic bands, and at the same time I've always loved 'Blue' by Joni Mitchell.
It's disheartening to read the really negative stuff, but at the same time, I know who I am, and I'm comfortable with myself.
There's nothing about the stage to be afraid of; there's nothing about the cameras to be afraid of. You just have to be yourself.
I have a child to feed and a spirit that can't be crushed, so I'm able to move ahead.
If you walk down the street, within five minutes you will see someone who is morbidly obese or obese.
When you film a reality show, it's so jumbled. They shoot episodes in all orders!
I'm always looking for ways to develop as an artist, especially as a jazz artist-to find different ways of testing my voice.
There was a train that would come by our house every night, and I'd hear the whistle blow. That is the sweetest memory I have.
I've often cringed when I heard myself described as a jazz singer. I've always thought of myself as a jazz vocalist.
When I listen to songs, I can smell a rat. I like songs that speak to me with some deeper truth.
We are the rebels asking for the storm, and believing that truth is only to be found in an endless search. If the 'World Spirit' touches you, do not expect that it will be painless.
It's okay to be a fat man. It's prestige and power and all of that. But fat women are seen as just lazy and stupid and having no self-control.
I think Stevie Wonder could sing the phone book and manage to make me cry.
