"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."

"I've been known to throw a few punches in my day. But I've also been known to take a few punches. And I've always gotten back up."

"I'm not a guru. I'm just a man who's lived a lot. And I try to share what I've learned."

"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 doctor. I'm a musician. And I try to heal people with my music."