"I'm not a philosopher. I'm a man who thinks. And I try to think good thoughts."

"I'm just a man who's trying to make a difference in the world, one song at a time."

"I'm a survivor. I've been through a lot, and I've come out on the other side."

"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 man of many words, but I'm a man of many songs."