If you're not nervous then you're not paying attention.

I said to [Lionel] Richie, "Man, my wife says you must really respect women because you write such beautiful love songs."

Don't worry about playing a lot of notes. Just find one pretty one.

All my inspiration comes from Ahmad Jamal.

The melody is French. But that's the end of the record. I named it "Jean Pierre Then There Were None," you know, because of the big explosion. You'll like it. It's a nice album.

You have to be born with it. You can't even buy it. If you could buy it, they'd have it at the next Newport Festival.

It's not about standing still and becoming safe. If anybody wants to keep creating they have to be about change.