I want to get involved in things that makes a difference in peoples lives and lifts them up. I don't want to be a part of anything that's not inspiring or helpful to the community that I'm serving.

Judgment of the people in the situation is not helpful. How can you help them is the question.

I'm not a politician. I only want to help relieve the suffering in communities, and I want to help people see their community in each other.

If you wake up deciding what you want to give versus what you're going to get, you become a more successful person.

The difference between blues, jazz, rock n' roll and rap is that rap stayed poor. Even the white rappers are poor. It's scarier to look at poor people; it makes everyone uncomfortable. Their pain is something that people would like to see swept under the rug.

I am very lucky that I have talented and creative people around me. Also, mediation has been a very big part of my freedom, because it allows me to watch all the things going on and allows me to focus.