As A Black Man, My Hope Is

Nobody Is Perfect, But Life Is About Choices.

I'm Not Giving Up My History And What I've Done In My Music Because I Love It And I'm Very Proud Of It. I Just Want To Open It Up For More People.

To Know The Rules Of The Game, You Have To Be Educated.

I Feel Like My Peers Now Are Artists Like Madonna And The Stones, Michael Jackson And Prince. These Are People Who Were Able To Take Their Careers Beyond The Normal Here-today-gone-tomorrow Life Span.

I'm Not Trying To Be New School And I'm Not Old School - I'm Classic. There's A Lot Of New Cars And There's A Lot Of Old Cars, But I'm Just Classic In Doing What I Do.