Everything I do is collaborative. It's just my way. I'm really very interested in how the other musicians perceive the song.

Miles Davis was a master. In every phase of his career, he understood that this music was a tribute to the African muse.

My father had all kinds of instruments in the house that he would hide from my mother. He bought them through mail order!

I'm always imagining some sort of story behind the song, even the ones I haven't written. I'm actively engaging in playacting.

I was never interested in singing in the church or school. I was more interested in becoming a musician.

Everything I do is collaborative. It's just my way. I'm really very interested in how the other musicians perceive the song.

There was a train that would come by our house every night, and I'd hear the whistle blow. That is the sweetest memory I have.