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" First of all, the music that people call Latin or Spanish is really African. So Black people need to get the credit for that. "

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" Blues was my first love. It was the first thing where I said, 'Oh man, this is the stuff.' It just sounded so raw and honest, gut-bucket honest. From then I started rebelling. "

" I have been accused of being a very simplistic, very lyrical player, and that's okay. That just comes from the blues, which is my background. But every day you wake up and transcend. You can't ever rest on your laurels. "

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" I'm laughing because I know the secret of life. And the secret of life is that I have validated my existence. I know that I am worth more than my house, my bank account, or any physical thing. "

" Just as we have two eyes and two feet, duality is part of life. "

" There's never one sunrise the same or one sunset the same. "

" I knuckle down with my demons, and with my weaknesses. "

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" Most people don't have that willingness to break bad habits. They have a lot of excuses and they talk like victims. "

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" If you carry joy in your heart, you can heal any moment. "

" Your mind is a magnet. You don't attract what you need or what you want; you attract who you are. And I love who I am! "

" There's a melody in everything. And once you find the melody, then you connect immediately with the heart. Because sometimes English or Spanish, Swahili or any language gets in the way. But nothing penetrates the heart faster than the melody. "

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