And do respect the women of the world; remember you all had mothers.

As a young child, I thought that all pianists played everything. I mean, I thought anything on piano - any piano music, all pianists played it.

And do respect the women of the world; remember you all had mothers.

The mother-in-laws themselves weren't natural jokes but most comedians used to use that.

I never planned on being a live performer. My whole forte was about being in the studio, producing, playing the piano on recording sessions. I was all about the studio.

When you're playing live, those people who you're trying to please and reach, they're right there giving you feedback. And you don't get that feedback in the studio.

Whenever I wrote songs - particularly back then - it would always be for a particular artist.