I never said I was a genius. I never said I was a cornerstone. I've never said I'm a legend in my own time. You never heard me say nothing like that.

If you can play the blues, you can do anything.

What is a soul? It's like electricity - we don't really know what it is, but it's a force that can light a room.

The role of the designer is basically that of a good host, anticipating the needs of the guest.

Nowadays they say you need a special chip to put in the TV so kids can't watch this and that. In my day, we didn't need a chip. My mom was the chip. End of story.

What I've got to live up to, is being myself. If I do that, the rest will take care of itself.

I was born with music inside me