I was a pioneer in MTV and I was there from the very beginning. So I saw how that developed and how loose it was and how much fun it was in its looseness. And I was influenced a lot by that.

What I do isn't black music, it's just my music.

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

I have to say I have never been comfortable with somebody else telling me what to do - in any way.

Success and failure are equally surprising.

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

I returned to upstate NY where I just laid in bed for days with a fever that just wouldn't go away. After more of this, I grew increasingly sure that this was not simply the flu!