When you love what you do, it pays off, and that's the best reward you could have.

I would love to go to smaller places in the UK such as Manchester and Liverpool and play there. It's much more intimate; you got to get down and gritty, getting closer to the people.

Growing up in the Bay Area, I played early on with these quartet groups who set guidelines for me. I remember the guys would all have the same clothes and shoes, like these uniforms. I was in awe.

It's the adrenaline rush you only get from being in front of an audience. It's addictive.

Back in the day people made music to go on tour. They didn't make music to make a video.

If you want to be like the greats, you learn from the greats.

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