I refused to be disrespected. So, at 16, of course, I was a gentleman about it, but I told them and it cost me my job.

I think dancing is one of the best things anyone can do for themselves. And it doesn't cost anything.

I used to tell myself when I was much younger that I didn't want to wake up one day and be 32 years old and still playing records. It's just not going to happen. Well, the joke is on me, because I'm 56 years old now.

I learned to trust women's ears when it comes to hearing music a lot more than other men.

I refused to be disrespected. So, at 16, of course, I was a gentleman about it, but I told them and it cost me my job.

I'm a lot more sensitive about music, I think, than most other guys in this particular side of the business. Most of them are beat crazy and beat heavy. I'm more melody. I'm more musical than most of the other ones.

It's not easy staying relevant in the marketplace.