Funk is fun. And it's also a state of mind, ... But it's all the ramifications of that state of mind. Once you've done the best you can, funk it!

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

Think! It ain't illegal 'yet.'

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.

It's the easiest way to stay in the game: By helping the younger kids, they're gonna preach for you.

When I hear music that parents hate, or older musicians hate, I know that's the new music. When I hear older people saying, 'I hate Rap or Techno' I rush to it.

Free your mind and your ass will follow