“Life is short and if you're looking for extension, you had best do well. 'Cause there's good deeds and then there's good intentions. They are as far apart as Heaven and Hell.”

“I grew up with a heavy diet of gospel, folk, and blues because those are kind of the cornerstones of traditional American music.”

“Life is short and if you're looking for extension, you had best do well. 'Cause there's good deeds and then there's good intentions. They are as far apart as Heaven and Hell.”

“I grew up listening to spiritual music, Blind Willie Johnson and folk.”

“My head works in music, so there's always music there.”

“It will make a weak man mighty. it will make a mighty man fall. It will fill your heart and hands or leave you with nothing at all. It's the eyes for the blind and legs for the lame. It is the love for hate and pride for shame. That's the power of the gospel.”

“My choice is what I choose to do,And if I'm causing no harm, it shouldn't bother you.Your choice is who you choose to be,And if you're causin' no harm, then you're alright with me.”

“All that we can't say is all we need to hear.”

“There's something in everyone only they know.”

“They say time will make all this go away. But it's time that's taken my tomorrow, and turned them into yesterday.”