First of all, the music that people call Latin or Spanish is really African. So Black people need to get the credit for that.

I think the music reflects the state that society's in. It doesn't suggest the state. I think poets, musicians, artists or whatever they are of the age, not only do they lead that age on but they reflect the age. And I think that's what the pop music is doing-it's mainly reflecting.

People today are still living off the table scraps of the '60s. They are still being passed around - the music and the ideas.

I don't care what people say about my relationship; I don't care what they say about my boobs. People are buying my songs; I have a sold-out tour. I'm getting incredible feedback from my music.

Music makes the people come together.

People haven't always been there for me, but music always has.