I am not systematic at all when it comes to religion. I just love life. And I'm not judgmental. And I'm a vegetarian.

Whenever I think about funk music, it has a look - and that's how it sounds.

I know the community mostly for its art and culture... and of course its food, I eat at their restaurants." "They make you feel like taking off your shoes... it feels like home.

Artists need some kind of stimulating experience a lot of times, which crystallizes when you sing about it or paint it or sculpt it. You literally mold the experience the way you want. It's therapy.

Through [my children] patience, they're showing me how much they support what's going on, because I'm having to do a lot of work right now.

I feel like I haven't done anything. What have I done? I've just made a few records.

I don't require sex for happiness - I need companionship. I need a partner I can depend on, that I can love and grow with.