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

I usually write from the rhythm section...If a drummer got a funky beat on some things - like a half-shuffle or a shuffle or a backbeat that's even - I can write something.

So What or Kind of Blue were done in that era, the right hour, the right day. It's over; it's on the record.

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.

Keith, how does it feel to be a genius?

That's the way women do. The frown. They want to give you the attitude to approach them back, by giving you a negative vibe.

Some musicians play with their heart, you know what I mean? I don't know what to tell a person that can't - if you can't tell a person what you're talkin' about when they're rushin' or droppin' the tempo, you get somebody else.