"The greatest thing about music is that it can transcend all barriers. It can bring people together."

"I'm not a preacher. I'm a singer. And I sing about what I believe in."

"I'm a rebel. I've always been a rebel. And I'll always be a rebel. It's just who I am."

"I wear the black in mourning for the lives that could have been. Each one an orphan's cry, a mother's silent sin."

"I've tried everything. I've tried drugs, I've tried alcohol, I've tried women, I've tried everything. And nothing works. Except God."