I do speak to kids a lot. I am very clear with them that not all of them should aspire to be me and not all of them should be aspire to be LeBron.

No matter how big or successful and famous you become, if you do that, that's the most fulfilling thing, is making music that you love and that you're proud of.

Black people invented jazz. But this story [in La La Land] wasn't ever claiming to be that. It's just a story about two people from one writer's point of view.

I was in an a cappella group in school, so it particularly helped me keep my piano chops up.

Happy that New York passed marriage equality tonight. A victory for human rights. Progress.

I don't love the idea of three superstars coming together to form a dream team, I'd rather teams are built more organically, just as a fan it's more interesting to see.

My first big break came with Lauryn Hill on a track called Everything is Everything, I played piano on that track way back in 1998.