I wanted to show the world, and myself too, what I can do. I came up in the world of Philadelphia soul, but I'm fluent in a lot of languages musically and I like working with different people from different generations.

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

The Daryls House thing has made me into a live musician even more than I ever was, and even in the way I record.

I wanted to show the world, and myself too, what I can do. I came up in the world of Philadelphia soul, but I'm fluent in a lot of languages musically and I like working with different people from different generations.

If you work hard and you're good, you can build something for yourself.

Yes, I travel in unusual circles. George Osborne and his wife Frances are my cousins.

I'm in the trenches; I do the best work I can always do. Having said that, the way that what I do converges with the outside world is fascinating to me. Because it ebbs and flows. People's interest and understanding, it changes all the time.