That's the New York thing, isn't it. People who seem absolutely crazy going around telling you how crazy they used to be before they had therapy.
I really didn't try to make an effort to make urban music, but I am a product of my inspirations.
Cry me a river, build a bridge, and get over it.
I sang in church growing up. Memphis is the blues capital of the world, we like to say.
I'm completely removed from any hype that comes my way.
I'm not trying to sound pretentious, but we did sell 12 million records on the first album, so we did get paid a little bit.
I think the first half of my 20s I felt I had to achieve, achieve, achieve. A lot of men do this. I'm looking around now and I'm like, Where am I running?
I really enjoy myself in Norway. Because I had started losing confidence in my ability of what I do. But sometimes, man, you just get tired of fighting and trying to prove yourself.
The fact that the evil ones, as long as they live, can be corrected from their errors does not prohibit that they may be justly executed, for the danger which threatens from their way of life is greater and more certain than the good which may be expected from their improvement.
The secret to keeping moving is keeping moving.
. . . people become like what they love.