Sometimes I wonder if I got lulled into not wanting things because I grew up black in this country.

I was playing violin for a long time, about 6 years. It takes a while. You need very patient people in your house when you have a violin.

My love life doesn't stink; it's nonexistent.

I can pay my rent now. I guess I could always do that, but now I can get an apartment with heat.

Let your life be your music and let your music be your life.

If you play jazz, then you play with your fingers. If you're playing rock, you use a pick. There's really no rhyme or reason to that other than that's just the way it has been.

Hard work is what keeps the ship moving.