1. “The arts can be a great way to bring people together. I don’t preach from the stage. I try to stay positive on solutions.”
2. “In blues, classical and jazz, you get more revered with age.”
3. “The consolidation of the mic business has made it difficult to encourage styles like blues, all of which deserve to be celebrated as part of our most treasured national resources.”
4. “The fifth member of my and is my non-profit work.”
5. “Religion is for people who are scared to go to hell. Spirituality is for people who have already been there.”
6. “You don’t have to look a certain way to have a hit record.”
7. “Solar energy is the last energy resource that isn’t owned yet nobody taxes the sun yet.”
8. “I would rather feel things in extreme than not at all.”
9. “We can live in fear or act out of hope.”
10. “There is nothing like living a long time to create a depth and soulfulness in your music.”
11. “Life gets mighty precious when there’s less of it to waste.”
12. “The one thing I know is that if you’re paying attention, it will come back to bite you.”
13. “The great thing about the arts, and especially popular music, is that it really does cut across genre and races and classes.”
14. “I’m one of those people who just doesn’t plan my personal life. I plan my professional life.”
15. “Ugly ducklings don’t turn into swans and glide down he lake. Whether your sunglasses are on or off, you only see the world you make.”
16. “I would like to inspire a lot of people to be active and give back.”
17. “There are a lot of people that never get their stories told.”
18. “There are so many people out there working with great grassroots and global and national organizations that are unsung heroes to me.”
19. It’s lot harder to be clear-headed, but the good stuff is when you start realizing who’s really you”.”
20. “Some people are caricatures of themselves, and some people keep people coming back and keep themselves growing. Otherwise the fans would get bored.”
21. “With the new ways of getting music out, you don’t need a label if you’re a legacy artist.”
22. “I have a really full life, both within music and outside it.”
23. “I speak my mind and come from a place of conscience, as well as have as a musician.”
24. “I like to think I get better with age, but maybe absence makes the hart grow fonder.”
25. “Maybe the idea of me is more powerful than I perceive myself being.”
