Everybody who I ever cared about has told me that they like my music: Bob Dylan, Paul McCartney, Al Green, The Spinners, Smokey Robinson. Everybody that matters.

Success and failure are equally surprising.

To me, there's two kinds of music these days. There's ephemeral music, and there's music that has lasting power and depth.

I was very inspired by my mother. She was a vocal teacher and sang in a band, and my first memories of her were going out with her on the local circuit.

If you take a bunch of superstars and put them in a room where they don't have their assistants and entourage, it's funny to see what happens.

I have gone from one relationship to a marriage and stepchildren.

I love antique architecture, so if I have any indulgences, I have owned and renovated and reconstructed a lot of old houses.