There's certain things in life that I love. One is architecture. And music, culture, food, people. New Orleans has all of that.

I come in with this rock 'n' roll-oriented music, and it's not black enough . . . I've always had to deal with this black-white thing.

I wanted to make something that sounded very pure, organic, and personal. I wanted to make music that was timeless.

Oasis are not just influenced by the Beatles; they actually take stuff. Then they get praised.

A dramatic thing, the first time you stand up to your dad.

There's certain things in life that I love. One is architecture. And music, culture, food, people. New Orleans has all of that.

We're getting so pulled in by computers and technology, and our kids have their face in the computers all day. The human relationship is being diminished by this.