My driving philosophy about making music is that you can reduce it all down to one note if that note is played with the right kind of sincerity.
Musically, he was like an old man in a boy's skin.
I thought, 'My God, this is like Buddy Guy on acid.'
It's been up to me to inspire me.
I don't know if I believe in luck. I think I'm very fortunate.
I feel a real need to observe a level of propriety in what I'm handing out. Instead of me just venting or spilling my guts, I've got to consider how it's going to affect people. How it's going to affect me, as well. Because it's like a cycle.