I'll always write music. Whether I release a record, whether I let the public hear it or not, I'm always writing music.

You'd hear Willie Nelson, then Earth, Wind & Fire, then Chicago, then Billy Joel on the same radio station. Nowadays, everything is compartmentalized.

Music used to be essential and meaningful, but now it's disposable.

I kind of hate the fact that people are always trying to put you into a category. I hate walls, and I hate boundaries. I don't like that. I listen to everything.

I've worked with jazz artists, country artists, classical artists, pop artists. I never wanted there to be categories, because when I was a kid there weren't.

I just want to be as creative as I possibly can.

I was brought up to be a gentleman. That means you know how to walk, talk and dress the part.