Whether they run a record company or a grocery store, every boss will tell you you're in big trouble if you're borrowing more than you can ever afford to pay back. Delaying the pain for future generations is suicidal. We've got to start getting the deficit down right now, not next year.

I look at him [son Eric] and I think of my dad all the time.... I was born to be a dad.

I think that by ignoring the show you're ignoring the audience who put you there.

My dad said to me, 'Work hard and be patient.' It was the best advice he ever gave me. You have to put the hours in.

It's the government's job to encourage entrepreneurialism and investment. Most importantly, it's the government's duty to inspire confidence.

I got good advice once. Someone said to me: 'Live in your money rather than look at it.

I grew up when the whole Motown thing was huge. The charts in those days were dominated by groups more than solo artists at one point.