I think it'd be a real nightmare to put a record out and sell 20 million copies and then that's it.

You can be around 100 people and be completely alone. People don't realize what it's really like.

Race in this country is still the elephant in the room that no one wants to discuss.

Jimi Hendrix was just so fluid. His hands were connected to his soul, you know? His playing was just so emotional. You could feel the fire, you could feel the blues. You could feel the sadness. It's unbelievable.

If you heard my records and no one told you, I don't think you'd know whether it's a band or one guy.

I identify more with women than with men. I guess I have a strong feminine side.

When I was a kid and I bought a record, I ripped that thing open, I wanted to know who was playing what, what studio it was cut at, who was the string arranger, who was the engineer.