My ambition is to further create a signature sound, a signature spirit, that makes some kind of contribution to music in general.

You stick your head above the crowd and attract attention and sometimes somebody will throw a rock at you. That's the territory. You buy the land, you get the Indians.

In the United States, you can put on a cowboy hat and join the country-western neighborhood. If you're down below 14th Street in New York City, that's bohemian; that's left-wing.

Music videos are like girlfriends. I'm constantly amazed on what other people doing

I used to have a drug problem, but now I have enough money.

Stick your head above the crowd and eventually somebody will throw a rock at it.

There are only so many letters in the alphabet. When I talk to young musicians or authors and they ask for advice, I say, You gotta learn all the letters of your own personal alphabet. With music, you need to know all the different kinds of music and everything in and around your given instrument.