I think women's ears are a lot more sensitive. Men are going to follow whatever appeals to women.

It's not easy staying relevant in the marketplace.

There are two people that probably influenced me more than anybody out of all the artists out here: that's Nick Ashford and Valerie Simpson.

I am definitely in the right place doing the right thing. These are the rewards.

I have worked with a lot of different great people. One of the things my partner, my manager Judy Weinstein, instilled in [David] Morales and myself is that the quality goes in before the name goes home.

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

Timing is everything. It is not so much about who you know, especially now with the Internet, because anybody can become a superstar overnight.