I hear these melodies. I hear horn lines and string lines. That's what's fun about recording with an orchestra.

No one should have to conform to some mythical concept of the ideal family.

I remember when I was 5 living on Pulaski Street in Brooklyn, the hallway of our building had a brass banister and a great sound, a great echo system. I used to sing in the hallway.

Success to me is having ten honeydew melons and eating only the top half of each slice.

Sometimes, when you work with mediocre talents, they feel entitled. They act like stars. Genuinely talented people don't.

I can take any truth; just don't lie to me.

Art is the signature of a generation; artists have a way of defining the times.