When I hear a great musician, I can feel his life inside the music.

There is really no spiritual message that I'm trying to convey with my music, it's just a personal thing. I really believe that the more personal we get, in a way, the more universal the implications.

When I hear a great musician, I can feel his life inside the music.

I never read comics growing up. I didn't have money and I don't like to touch paper.

I'm never trying to preach to anybody with my music, but I'm aware of the universal nature of the human experience and I try to reach out and connect with people in that manner.

The biggest government waste: The death penalty. An individual death-penalty case could climb to $100 million, much of it spent at the litigation level. Also, DNA evidence has exonerated nearly 300 death-row inmates.

The music dictates to me which instrument I use. I'm basically waiting for orders as it were.