When I have the time at home, I'll practice three or four hours a day. I have to. And I'm a late starter; I started at age 17 and at age 51 I'm still learning.

I'm a kid for a living: I get to play the piano for a living.

We still play three or four hits every night. Now, we don't play them like the record. We try to find new ways to do it.

People were talking while I was playing, so I got up and left the stage. I've gotten to the point where I'm not really very patient with patrons rapping during the show. And the people were all nice and quiet when I cam back.

When I wrote the song, The Way It Is, I wanted to move people to take a stand on civil rights in this country.

I guess after you've been doing something for 20 plus years, you have to work to stay interested.

I feel like what I owe my audience is what I'm most passionate about.