Being stubborn has helped, being selfish is not a bad thing.

For me Brazilian music is the perfect mix of melody and rhythm. It just bubbles rhythmically. If I had to pick just one music style to play if would be Brazilian.

The reality is that what you find out is that your head is the medicine. If your head is not in the right place and you don't think positively, all the medicine technology in the world is not going to work.

I recently formed a foundation to raise awareness for prostate cancer. I feel it's very necessary that men be more aware about prostate cancer and their health in general.

Being stubborn has helped, being selfish is not a bad thing.

If you want to play somebody's music, you'd better go into his house.

My father's father came from Russia; my mother came from Romania.