There was a lot of music in our home. Mom played piano in church and gave piano lessons.

Don't believe everything you hear on the street.

The muse of music isn't just from Greek mythology, but living in people like the Beatles, Chuck Berry, Anita Baker, Aretha Franklin.

It's no surprise to me or the other Isley brothers that I can sing, because I used to sing all the time in practice. The surprise is that somebody else likes it.

Playing guitar is not a beauty contest.

There was a lot of music in our home. Mom played piano in church and gave piano lessons.

I got my first guitar in October of 1968. I'm self-taught.