I can see that we need to make sure that we are protecting our families from predators as much as possible.

I will not believe anything until I see it is inked in blood.

The people need to walk at night. We built a walking path and now they're walking in the dark.

I could speak Spanish fluently growing up, but I'm so out of practice, and I have such a tremendous respect for songwriting in the Spanish language.

I fell in love with funk music through my father - Funkadelic - as well as soul and classical early on.

I grew up in Los Angeles when the racial tensions between blacks and Mexicans were very high. Gang violence was very prevalent.