I have a voracious appetite for all things, worldly and unworldly.
I don't care what critics and other people think.
I'm attracted by the unknown, but I take precautions.
I may not believe in myself, but I believe in what I'm doing.
You know what you can gain when you sit down with the Moroccans. As a person and as a musician. That's how you grow.
Many people in the neighborhood liked hip-hop and house music, and I couldn't play that. You can't perform that on guitar or drums, which was what I was playing, at the time. But, I got so much from mariachi bands that were constantly playing in the neighborhood.