There's no point in saying anything but the truth.

I really started writing music to challenge myself, to see what I could write.

I just dress like... I'm an old black man. Sorry! Like I'm an old Jewish black man. I just dress like it's still the '50s.

Some men do think I'm a psycho bunny-boiler.

To be honest, I think kids have got a lot more going on than adults. They've got their heads screwed on a lot better.

I'm not trying to stay away from being a celebrity, I'm not saying, 'I'm sooo not famous,' I'm trying to continue being a musician in a time when everyone is very celebrity-led.

I'd like to be remembered as someone who wasn't satisfied with just one level of musicianship ... as someone who was a pioneer.