Isaac Hayes told me once, 'There's no such thing as old-school. Either you went to school or you didn't.'

My UK fans are quite similar to the States but they pay much more attention to the details, that I like. They listen, party, and dance moving through the changing moods of the music with me.

Kids are probably frustrated and egos are too much involved and kids don't know how to get together and be kids and start a group and it's kind of sad because I feel like if you come out with three or four people in the beginning, you can be protected and everybody can shield each other. Before you get out there by yourself and get all these people coming at you. I just think it's not really there.

I just follow great people. If you want to play like a pro, you learn from the pros.

When you look at athletes, they have fundamentals.

The reward is when you make the music, not when you get the medal.

If you really love music, people can tell if you love music. You have to just stick with it.