My songs have some street talk in them, but that's the way I talk and the way a lot of people I know talk.

I had been gullible, naive, soft, pliable. That's why I got taken advantage of. To survive, you have to have a tough skin.

Chanting of the vedas without making ritualistic sacrifices to the supreme lord through the medium of agni, and sacrifices not followed by bountiful gifts are futile. Perfection can be achieved only through devotion (to the supreme lord) for devotion is the basis of all success.