I chose the trombone because the trombone players in the marching band got to be up front with the majorettes (because of the slides) and I loved that!

You can study orchestration, you can study harmony and theory and everything else, but melodies come straight from God.

Playing the game, and unfortunately, playing the gangster game is very profitable.

Louis 'Thunder Thumbs' Johnson was one of the greatest bass players to ever pick up the instrument, as a member of the Brothers Johnson, we shared decades of magical times working together in the studio and touring the world. From my albums 'Body Heat' and 'Mellow Madness,' to their platinum albums 'Look Out for #1,' 'Right On Time,' 'Blam' and 'Light Up the Night,' which I produced, to Michael's solo debut 'Off the Wall,' I considered Louis a core member of my production team. He was a dear and beloved friend and brother, and I will miss his presence and joy of life every day.

I'm just a musician and a record producer.

Every country can be defined through their food, their music and their language. That's the soul of a country.

The people who make it to the top - whether they're musicians, or great chefs, or corporate honchos - are addicted to their calling ... [they] are the ones who'd be doing whatever it is they love, even if they weren't being paid.