And Mary J. Blige, she's got all these fur coats and hats and stuff. She's good; I like her.

It must be quite difficult if you have a father who's sort of known. On the other hand, you can get a job in his band.

Much as I love the northeast, I didn't want to spend my life there. I wanted to experiment. Savour everything you can while you're here! Touring, seeing the world... That in itself gives you a different perspective.

I don't think I've ever played the Olympia before, but I'm not totally sure.

Why should I spoil my mood by wearing an ugly suit?

In New York, you couldn't wish for a nicer audience, or in L.A., Chicago, Boston. But when you get into secondary markets, they don't have a clue.

At home I don't really have any drum machines or anything like that, I just have a piano and a cassette machine, an old-fashioned one, an old relic which I've always used.