"I wear the black for the poor and the beaten down, living in the hopeless, hungry side of town, I wear it for the prisoner who has long paid his debt, but is a victim of the times, and I wear it for t…"

"I'm not a religious man. I'm a spiritual man. I believe in God. I believe in Jesus Christ. I believe in the Holy Spirit. I believe in the Bible. I believe in heaven. I believe in hell. I believe in an…"

"I'm just a man, like any other man. I've got my strengths and my weaknesses. But I'm trying to do my best."

"I'm not a saint. I'm a sinner. And I'm trying to get to heaven."

"I'm not a politician. I'm a musician. And I try to bring people together with my music."