Working with the artist elite can be like banging your head against the wall.

It's a funny word, persistence. It means not giving up, but it also means just passing on through time.

I'm not one of those people who's so blinded by my own work and my sweat. It's kind of risky writing a memoir when you're really part of a larger universe.

I hear a lot of cries of socialism and certainly real disguises of "Why should I share my money with these people?" We have to get back to "we." It's important to get back to "we" not just "I."

Classical music requires an immense amount of concentration, and I don't know if I would've been that committed to that particular life.

I don't believe in good music and bad music anymore. I'm through with that phase of my life. Sometimes I just wanna feel good, so I put on a good record. But mostly I'm more of a businessman than a music fan, so I'm listening to music in terms of, is this effective or not effective?

Funk never dies. It is eternal. It just smells a little different from time to time.