I have musician friends who play too much golf, and they're not as good at music anymore.
When you love what you do, it pays off, and that's the best reward you could have.
I liked the name Saadiq and didn't want to be known as an artist as Raphael Wiggins.
If you want to be like the greats, you learn from the greats.
I don't really produce so-called commercial pop music so I haven't changed so much. I've been on the one path always.
I just follow great people. If you want to play like a pro, you learn from the pros.