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

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

Just gimme some stage. I'll make my own way once I get there.

Disco is funky when you take one record at a time. It's just that they narrowed it down to one beat to try to corner the market on a particular music. And when you do that with rhythm - talk about something that will get on your nerves. Try to make love with one stroke. Somebody will tell you to fax it in.

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

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!

Look both ways before you cross my mind.