I have a lot faith in the younger generation of music lovers. Youth isn't living in the past; if somebody tells them that there's something better than what they have, they're going to check it out. And if they like it, they're going to get it. I'm not worried about the youth. Young people aren't just looking back, they are also looking forward.

You know how the press is: If I mention one mistake, that's the only thing that bothers me unless I mention all the other ones.

Like a mountain that's growing.

My music isn't anything but me. It has jazz in it, and rock'n'roll, and it has an urgency to it.

I always play more than I talk, so the more I talk, the more I'll play.

It's gotta be fun, if it's not fun it's not worth doing. Music is about having a good time feeling your soul, whether it makes you laugh or it makes you cry, just so long as you feel as much as you can. That's the mission of Pono.

Starts out slow and then fizzles out altogether.