I Never Said I Was A Genius.

Now Listen You Know I Work So Hard, All Day Long Everything I Try To Do, Seem To Always Turn Out Wrong That's Why I Wanna Stop By On My Way Home And Say Let's Go Get Stoned

I'd Like To Think That When I Sing A Song, I Can Let You Know All About The Heartbreak, Struggle, Lies And Kicks In The Ass I've Gotten Over The Years For Being Black And Everything Else, Without Actually Saying A Word About It.

My Mom Taught Me A Lot. A Lot About Minding Your Own Business And Leaving Other People's Business Alone. And Let Them Think What They Want.

I Used To Sing Like Nat King Cole. I Mean He Was The Guy When I Was Comin' Up, And You Know, Man, People Used To Say Of Me, "damn, He Sure Do Sound Like Nat King Cole." But There Was A Day, And Luckily For Me It Was Early, When I Woke Up And Asked Myself, "well, When Are The Ask Me To Sing Because I Sound Like Me?" So My Advice Is, Never Do Anything That You Don't Like.

I Think That Most Great Artists Who Are Extremely Known, As I Am, Would Intimidate A Lot Of People. I Don't Want To Do That To People, But I Know I Do.