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.

Most artists try to avoid cliches, but it's pretty hard to avoid them if you yourself end up being one.

I have an English family and I've lived in England for years.

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.

Chronic Lyme causes arthritis, heart problems, stroke - even death.

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.