i have been compared as i have heard to shanta moore and other artists like that.ut it really takes on its own energy and has its own feeling. tavis: tell me about the challenge that prince gave you to create your own sound, to create your own lane, to do something that is not done now. he mentioned that's the challenge he gave you if he was going to work with you. how did you respond to that challenge? >> that takes a lot of interspection and you have to sit with yourself and think of what you want to hear that you are not hearing. there are certain things that touch me in music and it's when i hear heart and caring and things like that. that's something that really gets me. and music is such a powerful thing that it can capture a moment in your life and bring you back to that spot. it connects with you on an emotional level and spiritual level. and i thought what would i enjoy listening to. and i tried to write about things i love to hear about, and i love the positive message of love and the organic pure music. and i wanted to capture that, something very real t

6 of 15 which is the rural cooperative loan program we authorized over $3 billion for arby eft's shanta date not a single penny has been spent and that program can be directed to help the hander sir. we would very much like to see that programs muscle used as will's the other federal agencies in helping us glean what we can, not waste when piece of fruit, one vegetable this year to process that and i think if we work across the government we can get it then. would you be willing to work with us in ohio and in michigan looking at your broad authorities in order to do that? >> represented absolutely and i would tell you that we have been working on a program within usda which is indeed thinking outside the box, which will be entitled, know your farmer, know your food and the purpose is to try to directly link local production of local consumption and not just farmers markets but institutional consumers. when you do that, in fact i was in philadelphia yesterday visiting with folks about this program that they have been philadelphia. what you do if you have to take a look at the entire supp

6 of 15 which is the rural cooperative loan program we authorized over $3 billion for arby eft's shanta date not a single penny has been spent and that program can be directed to help the hander sir. we would very much like to see that programs muscle used as will's the other federal agencies in helping us glean what we can, not waste when piece of fruit, one vegetable this year to process that and i think if we work across the government we can get it then. would you be willing to work with us in ohio and in michigan looking at your broad authorities in order to do that? >> represented absolutely and i would tell you that we have been working on a program within usda which is indeed thinking outside the box, which will be entitled, know your farmer, know your food and the purpose is to try to directly link local production of local consumption and not just farmers markets but institutional consumers. when you do that, in fact i was in philadelphia yesterday visiting with folks about this program that they have been philadelphia. what you do if you have to take a look at the entire supp