I tried when I was 13, when my grandparents gave me an acoustic guitar, and I tried for a year. It hurt so much to play. I mean, the fingertips hurt so much, I gave up.

But I did go to music really early on, even when I was 4 or 5, I was responding to music probably in ways other kids were not.

I feel wonderful because I see the love light in your eyes, and the wonder of it all is you just don't realize how much I love you.

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.

And I don't like having my picture taken. I'm almost like an old African in that sense. I think it steals a bit of the soul.

They found our hero in the gutter with a diamond ring and a gun.

Before you accuse me, take a look at yourself.