No one could understand the bond between me and my brother. I struggled to understand the forces that drove his soul in one direction and mine in another.

I'm very happy with this new record. It's dealing with different aspects of love-it's me making a statement about people doing something with their lives. It is about caring for others.

Everyone to me has to pick a subject to talk about in music if you're going to be a writer.

No one could understand the bond between me and my brother. I struggled to understand the forces that drove his soul in one direction and mine in another.

I've always loved War's Low Rider and Sly Stone's Thank You, and I just wanted to put my take on them.

I woke up one morning, went downstairs, said 'Good morning' to my mother and nearly scared both of us to death.'

Elton John's opinion turned the label's opinion around, all in a day.