I've been called 'musically schizophrenic,' and some people think that's a cool thing.

For a black male, the sound of the blues is pre-Civil Rights. It's oppression.

The blues is the foundation for a lot of things. Things have branched off. Its cool how music grows, but the foundation is always there. Its not going anywhere. The blues is always going to be relevant.

I failed public speaking in grade school, 'cause I was so nervous and scared.

When I got my first guitar, I played along with everything I heard that had guitar in it, like the Ramones, Nirvana and Sublime, as well as whatever hip-hop and R&B stuff was on the radio.

I am the type of artist where you can't tell me anything. I have always been that way. I am right. I don't need any input.

I like to see how people interact with each other and I draw from that. I'm inspired by that.