Since my teen years I was interested in martial arts.

Oh, it was so hard to leave Paris, just about my favorite city in the world.

My dad's sense of humor was direct and sometimes surreal - his quick wit is well known amongst our family and friends. He raised me on Spike Jones records and W.C. Fields movies, and his sense of humor fell somewhere in between.

My father had a brilliant scholastic record in high school and was awarded a college scholarship. Unfortunately he had to turn it down so that he could continue to support his family.

Marc Bolan had inspired so many people to pick up a guitar and join a band.

Today a record producer is even more involved and is often the production's sole musician, one person playing all the instruments one-by-one.

Since my teen years I was interested in martial arts.