I'm not one of those artists who refuses to play their hits. I find that ridiculous. Hits are a blessing.

My career has been a gradual climb. I think that's part of the reason why I've had longevity.

I enjoy what people at the concert give me and I can't do it without them, so it's really an exchange of energy that snowballs back and forth and becomes something that's very satisfying and very magical.

When I'm making my music, I'm writing it, I'm producing it, I'm playing all the instruments, I'm performing. It's my own world where I do what I feel, and nobody tells me anything.

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

One musician listens to another musician, and you get inspired and then you do your thing, but it's yours.

I'm definitely happy with everything I've done. I stand behind it. You'll always be saying, "Well, I could change that, or I would do that differently." But you have to let it be what it is.