I grew up in a time where anything was possible.

I used to play pianos in bars. You know in hotels, you'd see guys playing piano with a snifter? That was me, with a painted-on mustache. I was about 15.

I hate the pigeonholing that's happened in the music business in the last 30 years.

My fans are the best in the world! They've grown up with me and stayed with me through this entire journey.

I just do what I do and hope it's accepted by the public at large. It's different from when Marvin Gaye and Stevie revolutionized what music was 25 years ago. Now there's all this technology that's available to everyone. It's tough to be ahead of anyone.

When it's your chance to step up to the plate, just hit it out of the park, and everybody will forget about everything that came before.

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