Every day I feel is a blessing from God. And I consider it a new beginning. Yeah, everything is beautiful.
Prince
Too much freedom can lead to the soul's decay.
Instead of hate, celebrate.
Technology is cool, but you've got to use it as opposed to letting it use you.
There's a dark side to everything.
Despite everything, no one can dictate who you are to other people.
To create something from nothing is one of the greatest feelings, and I would - I don't know, I wish it upon everybody. It's heaven.
A strong spirit transcends rules.
I like Hollywood. I just like Minneapolis a little bit better.
I like constructive criticism from smart people.
Most people don't want to talk about politics and religion. They say, 'Let's talk about something else.'
What's missing from pop music is danger.
Sometimes ideas are coming so fast that I have to stop doing one song to get another. But I don't forget the first one. If it works, it will always be there. It's like the truth: it will find you and lift you up. And if it ain't right, it will dissolve like sand on the beach.
People say I'm wearing heels because I'm short. I wear heels because the women like 'em.
The music industry is a matrix that is counter to what is natural and right.
You can't understand the words of Cocteau Twins songs, but their harmonies put you in a dreamlike state.
Anyway, all these computers and digital gadgets are no good. They just fill your head with numbers and that can't be good for you.
Time is a mind construct. It's not real.
The key to longevity is to learn every aspect of music that you can.
I don't talk about the past.
Art is about building a new foundation, not just laying something on top of what's already there.
Like books and black lives, albums still matter.
I learned from Jimi Hendrix. They all wanted him to do the tricks, and at the end of his career, he just wanted to play. I lived longer than he did, and I can see how those pressures can really play with your head.
Young people have decided they like to listen to music in a certain way, through ear buds, and that's fine with me as long as it doesn't bother them that they're not hearing 90 percent of the music that way.
There's not a lot of pop music in the mainstream that makes you feel scared, that makes you wonder what's happening.
Music is music, ultimately. If it makes you feel good, cool.
No one can come and claim ownership of my work. I am the creator of it, and it lives within me.
When everyone recognizes Jehovah's name, then everyone will be happy because everyone will know what to do and how to do it.
You can always tell when the groove is working or not.
My mother told me one day I walked in to her and said, 'Mom, I'm not going to be sick anymore,' and she said 'Why?' and I said 'Because an angel told me so.' Now, I don't remember saying it; that's just what she told me.
When I found out that there was eight Presidents before George Washington, I wanted to smack somebody.
Prophecy is what we all have to go by now.
If you lend your consciousness to someone else, you're a robot.
Doing a residency in any particular city requires a large repertoire to ensure repeat business.
So much has been written about me, and people don't know what's right and what's wrong. I'd rather let them stay confused.
It might be a shock to see me, but that's no reason for people to act crazy, and it doesn't give them license to chase me down the street.
The gatekeepers must change.
I learned from Jehovah's Witnesses that a fatalistic view is counterproductive.
I don't vote and I got nothing to do with it.
Being a Jehovah's Witness, I don't celebrate birthdays or holidays. I don't vote.
I don't talk to old people; they try to find ways to stay static. Young folks are the ones with the ideas and constantly moving forward.
You don't have to watch 'Gossip Girl' to have an attitude.
I became merely a pawn used to produce more money for Warner Bros.
I'm a fighter. I'm very competitive.
I'm a Jehovah's Witness.
Tell me a musician who's got rich off digital sales. Apple's doing pretty good though, right?
When it comes to the video channels and the programs, the radio stations, the music is geared towards kids, and it's made by kids.
Every year, they ask me to play the Grammys.
Hip-hop is very diverse, but if you only focus on one aspect of it, then what you get is this image of Black America that is completely contrary to what actually goes on.
At one time, MTV was hip and suddenly it became outdated.
