The words I use too often are X-rated, something an old man like me shouldn't be talking about anyway.

Whoever controls the flow of information dictates our perceptions and perspectives; whoever controls the news shapes our destiny.

Why must I feel like that? Why must I chase the cat?

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

I used to skip school to go there when I was growing up in Newark, ... I saw the Flamingos, the Heartbeats, Jackie Wilson, Chuck Jackson.

The desired effect is what you get when you improve your interplanetary funksmanship.

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