For me, being an innovator doesn't mean being more intelligent, more rich, it's not a word, it's an action.

Whatever you do, it's over when you do it - but first you have to do it.

It seems to me that in the western world, culture has something to do with appearance. A person that's out creating good stuff has got to appreciate someone when they take the time to have an appearance that goes with what they're doing.

You've got to realize. In the western world, regardless of what color you are, what title the music is, it's all played by the same notes.

Most of my relationships have been like that - with record companies. I've never had a legitimate business relationship with a company. I've always had a personal relationship with someone in the company.

We in the Western world suffer from too many categories and classes; we've forgotten that we all still have diapers on. We've separated music from life.

I think that those elements - light and sound - are beyond democratic. They're into the creative part of life.