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" No one can come and claim ownership of my work. I am the creator of it, and it lives within me. "

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" I always knew I had a relationship with God. But I wasn't sure God had a relationship with me. "

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" Like books and black lives, albums still matter. "

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" There are people who are unhappy with everything. "

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" Being a Jehovah's Witness, I don't celebrate birthdays or holidays. I don't vote. "

" 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. "

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" I'm thankful enough or blessed enough to be able to say that Miles Davis was a friend when he was alive, and he was a wonderful mentor and really, really funny, you know. "

" I really believe in finding new ways to distribute my music. "

" When you sit down to write something, there should be no guidelines. The main idea is not supposed to be, 'How many different ways can we sell it?' That's so far away from the true spirit of what music is. "

" Every day I feel is a blessing from God. And I consider it a new beginning. Yeah, everything is beautiful. "

" 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. "

" What's missing from pop music is danger. "

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" I've never stopped writing, never stopped recording. "

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