The thing for me is I never had this burning desire to do a solo record my whole life.

I have to say, I'm good with gifts. If I find something perfect for a certain person, I'll just get it and put it away in a kind of nook under my bed - a little gift hutch, if you prefer.

Compared to people in Africa, I think we've all had privileged upbringings.

If you're in a bar and a certain song comes on and the vibe is just different, it evokes the kinds of things that you want to feel, and if music can do that it's a very special thing.

I think a lot of people study the rules too much and then don't know how to be creative.

I'm just going to try and be a good dad and not spoil the kid: give him love and encouragement but also discipline. Me and my woman, we don't want him to feel too entitled.

The way Lou Reed wrote and sang about drugs and sex, about the people around him - it was so matter-of-fact.