I'm not the most romantic guy, although I do try.
When you do a movie the clock is ticking. It's like a sport.
I grew up doing a lot of extreme sports.
In sports, every day you can be the hero or the goat.
Nobody likes a bad sport, no matter what the circumstances are.
You can't win unless you learn how to lose.
The writing of a melody is an emotional moment; success doesn't make it easy.
I'm very competitive, and my ego couldn't handle that lack of success.
It's so interesting how success hits people and how they react to it.
I think society, in general, is hard on women, period.
I love doing things that people don't expect.
I never have, but I would love to pick R. Kelly's brain.
I'd love to get played on the radio, but it just doesn't happen.
I love getting dressed up.
The people who are teaching religion and not teaching love are missing the message.
Music as a social conduit has always been important to me.
I organized Sweet Honey In The Rock in 1973. The music was sanity and balance.
I know my music is going well when I don't have insomnia.
I'm constantly on my toes and re-examining my own music.
What I do isn't black music; it's just my music.
Writing music is just something that I was born to do.
