There Will Always Be Those

Of Course, I Have A Different Vested Interest In The Gay Community, Because I Am Gay, And I Would Certainly Enjoy The Tax Advantages That Straight People Have, And The Inheritance Advantages, And Things Like Social Security, But I've Always Been A Civil Rights Advocate Across The Board. That's How I Was Raised.

The Money When You're Having A Hit Is Great, But Money Can Be Taken From You. What Can't Be Taken From You Is The Talent And The Effect Your Work Has.

I Write A Lot From Instinct. But As You're Writing Out Of Instinct, Once You Reach A Certain Level As A Songwriter, The Craft Is Always There Talking To You In The Back Of Your Head...that Tells You When It's Time To Go To The Chorus, When It's Time To Rhyme. Real Basic Craft... It's Second Nature.

My Parents Both Were Doing The Civil Rights Movement, Were Very Involved With The Civil Rights To Congress. And My Friends' Parents Were As Well.

Society's Child' Was A Real Hard Record To Start With. That's All You Want Is For You To Put Your First Record Out And Have People Screaming At You In The Streets. But It Taught Me Right Away That What I Was Doing Was Valuable And Important.