Smokey Robinson is one of my heroes as a singer and songwriter, a major influence on my own music from the very start.
Success and failure are equally surprising.
What I do isn't black music, it's just my music.
I love antique architecture, so if I have any indulgences, I have owned and renovated and reconstructed a lot of old houses.
Nobody's going to sell 10 million records by not working hard.
I was just like a 21st century person waiting to be born, and this is the medium that I thrive in. And I feel stronger now than I did any time since I've been a teenager - I mean, musically, creatively.