You go through stages where you wonder whether you are Christ, or just looking for him.

People will keep the TV on even if a show is on that they hate - because, unfortunately, they've been programmed to do that.

Questioning my spiritual life has always been germane to what I was writing. Always. It's because I'm not quite an atheist and it worries me. There's that little bit that holds on: 'Well, I'm almost an atheist. Give me a couple of months.'

I've made over 25 studio albums, and I think probably I've made two real stinkers in my time, and some not-bad albums, and some really good albums. I'm proud of what I've done. In fact it's been a good ride.

I'm just an individual who doesn't feel that I need to have somebody qualify my work in any particular way. I'm working for me.

I think every time I said, "I'm working with Nile [Rodgers]," the reaction was, "Oh, great. I love 'Let's Dance.' " I think that's pretty expected. I'm not sure Nile and I went in consciously not to make "Let's Dance." We just wanted to work together again.

The best DJs in the world know how to pull in music from all over the place and make it work as a cohesive whole.