Music should probably provide answers in terms of lyrical content, and giving people a sense of togetherness and oneness, as opposed to being alone in their thoughts and dilemmas or regrets or happiness or whatever.

For me, the other thing is not just a strong sense of spirituality.

I never want to fake it. That's my whole thing.

I think you create your own hipness.

I mean, on the food chain, do instruments really rate? I don't think so.

In the last couple of years I've been picking up my guitar again.

There was a time in American history when almost every white person knew who Aretha Franklin was.