My father was a Norwegian tenor and my mother a New York Irish librarian.

Most bands are commercial enterprises. But I'm not in one of those bands.

The first Latin music that blew my mind was bumba, which was a Puerto Rican beat.

When I was a kid, I had some Charles Lloyd records.

I'm not impersonating anybody. I'm perfectly satisfied with what I am.

Until I was six years old we lived in the projects, then my two brothers and three sisters and I moved to a three-bed that my mother's father built.

When I'm sleeping I do a lot of living.