I'm always surprised that I'm still around funk and that people are still into it.

I think a lot of people really have religious overtones of having come from somewhere. I mean, even the whole concept of religion is kind of alien.

My ability has always been to walk out on the stage and see the audience and figure out what they wanna hear.

Look both ways before you cross my mind.

I pick up on styles, way before they get popular, pretty much before young kids do. I see 'em coming.

You can rebel against everything adults say. When I want to find out what the new music is, I find out what parents hate.

Absorb youth and you will be absorbed by youth. Take on new influences without fear and you need not fear what is new. Change the people around you by changing the people around you.