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

Hip-hop is getting to the point now where they are going to start sounding like Al Jarreau or Bobby McFerrin or some of the other poets. Some of the better rappers can rap real fast without even melodies. It'll get to that same point.

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.

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.

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

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

Funk 'em, just to see the look on their face.