I Never Assumed I Would Have That

As A Child I Always Had A Sense Of Social Conditions And Political Situations. I Think It Had To Do With The Fact That My Mother Was Always Discussing Things With My Sister And Me - Also Because I Read A Lot.

I'm Never Sure If I'll Ever Write Another Song, What The Song Will Be About And If What Initially Sparked The Beginning Of A Song Might Complete It.

Renounce All Those Material Things That You Gained By Exploiting Other Human Beings.

People's Real Hopes And Dreams Can Be Distorted And Misdirected And Packaged Until You're Not Sure What You Really Want Or What You Even Really Need.

Growing Up In Cleveland, I Learned About Singing From My Mother, Who Had Once Sung Professionally And Who Admired Mahalia Jackson And Aretha Franklin.