"I wear the black for those who cannot speak, the voices silenced, the souls that mourn and weep."

"I'm a storyteller. And I try to tell stories that are real, stories that are honest, stories that are true."

"I shot a man in Reno just to watch him die."

"I love to sing. I love to sing to God. I love to sing to people. And when I'm singing, I'm happy."

"I've been to more prisons than anyone I know. And I've never been convicted of a crime. I'm a free man. And I'm going to stay that way."