James Brown is the reason I play guitar.

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

I consider myself a serious musician. Doing a comedy show does not take away from that in any way.

I feel very honored to be playing with Bill Pierce. He's such a great musician.

It is hard for a black man to just be himself. We spend so much time in defense of something that is indefensible because there is nothing to defend.

After a while I thought it didn't make any sense to use a pick. It's kind of like typing with one finger on each hand instead of using all your fingers.

I really worked with icons in the music business, which really had a strong effect on me. It wasn't just pick-up gigs.