"I don't know what would have happened to me if I hadn't been blind. I might have been a pimp or a dope pusher."

"I'm not a saint, but I'm not a sinner either."

"I was born with music inside me. Music was one of my parts. Like my ribs, my kidneys, my liver, my heart. Like my blood."

"I can't retire. What would I do? Sit around and watch my toenails grow?"

"Heroin was my only friend. It killed my pain."