“Rachmaninoff made a musician out of me. His 'Rhapsody on a Theme by Pa...” — Joni Mitchell Quote

“Rachmaninoff made a musician out of me. His 'Rhapsody on a Theme by Paganini' was the piece that sent me into raptures. It spoke to me. To me, it was a tender entreaty for the misunderstood.”

“I lost my daughter at 21. I had to give her up because I was broke, no place to take her, no money to take her. That was very traumatic.”

“My style of songwriting is influenced by cinema. I'm a frustrated filmmaker. A fan once said to me, 'Girl, you make me see pictures in my head!' and I took that as a great compliment. That's exactly my intention.”

“I know what it is to be misunderstood.”

“I'm a black man in America, so I'm going to be misunderstood.”

“I think I have a deep-seated fear of being misunderstood. Or being misjudged.”