I listen to a lot of alternative types of music: I listen to a lot of Chinese music, I listen to a lot of Asian music. It might surprise you, but I listen to a lot of Arabic music. And I don't care - music is music.

I'm making music the way I would have done before modern equipment and music recording.

Everyone wants to work with the big new producer or the hot new singer. The key is to find them before they're hot.

Greatness can never be over because you can lay it down for a minute.

You don't question where the music comes from, because it all comes from God.

I wanna be selective... very selective. Right now, hip-hop's very boring to me. It's no excitement.

I listen to a lot of 80s stuff, like Owner of a Lonely Heart, by the group Yes. And Mr. Misters Broken Wings.