When you see a close person you know pass in front of your eyes, it's hard core. After all that, I just wanted to enjoy every day. That was my goal. And to give thanks and to live fully.

I think kids in Europe have developed a deeper knowledge of music and of black music in particular. You go to Europe, and these kids know about all this obscure funk and soul that kids over here wouldn't know. I think it's getting better in the States, though, with the age of the Internet.

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.

When I hear music, it's visual; I see things.

I couldn't tell you what I am going to do next 'cause I have no idea, but I am open to anything.

That's a big gift when people say to you that a song helped them or brought them to some place in their life where they needed to be.

Music is my life, it is a reflection of what I go through.