When I was recording from '70 to '82, I always played piano and laid the tracks down. But I used to talk to the other musicians while the track was playing.

I think music all the time.

DJs and people in the street know what they like.

I don't trip on that much. I just like to enjoy life and be happy.

I couldn't get my album played over the so-called smooth jazz stations. Jazz stations would not play it. You don't always know who you're making that soul connection with.

What we call soul has been around a long time. It comes out of a particular culture that is African in origin, but influenced by 250 years of slavery, as well as other forms of racial oppression.

I've been sampled so much and I'm glad it's happened, it's a great compliment.