If you think about it, everything we do in life is set to some kind of music.
In the last couple of years I've been picking up my guitar again.
Life is too short to harbor any hostilities towards anybody.
Music should probably provide answers in terms of lyrical content, and giving people a sense of togetherness and oneness, as opposed to being alone in their thoughts and dilemmas or regrets or happiness or whatever.
The line between greatness and obscurity is very, very small.
There weren't any white people in this country who didn't know who Gladys Knight was. Or the Pips were, as far as that's concerned.
There was a time in American history when almost every white person knew who Aretha Franklin was.
Every significant event that takes place in our lives is set to some kind of music.
But my attitude about it is I have miles to go before I sleep.
I adore being with Roberta. I adore being in her spiritual light. I adore being close to her talent and gifts.
I have to choose songs that represent my personality.
I like that sense of we're all on the same page and trying to get the job done.
I mean, on the food chain, do instruments really rate? I don't think so.
For me, the other thing is not just a strong sense of spirituality.
I never want to fake it. That's my whole thing.