I just like people. I'll hold a conversation at a gas station. It's not about the fame and the fortune, I just like people.
When I came up with the idea for 'Tuskegee,' I didn't want to be confined by boundaries of age, genre or demographics. I am thrilled with how well this album has been received by people from all walks of life. It is truly living up to the vision we had when we created it.
People have allowed me into their homes, through my words and my music.
So much of my career has been about saying things the way people say them, using melodies not that I can sing but that the people can sing.
I'm a songwriter, and people will tell you the greatest stories about their lives, whether you want to hear it or not.
People, as critical as it looks, we're OK. We are in control, whether we feel it or not.
Exactly when people are in turmoil is the time that the entertainment business has always been at its best. Because people don't want to be reminded every day that they are under siege, or that they're not having a great time of life.
In life you must be able to discern between who and what is genuine and artificial. I always try to give people the benefit of the doubt, but I realize that you can't please everybody all of the time and that sometimes you have to just go for what you know.