"All life does matter, but the reason that I say Black lives matter is because we are the original people of this world. So in essence, everyone here has some Black in you. You've all got some soul in …"

"I got a call from Smokey [Robinson] and he said, ʻI didn't like your choice of material. I think it's really ridiculous.' I said, ʻI don't give a uh what you think, or what anyone thinks!”"

"Ya gots to work with what ya gots to work with."

"Do you know, it's funny, but I never thought of being blind as a disadvantage, and I never thought of being black as a disadvantage."

"My music would be the same if I wasn't blind."