Even When I Was Close To Defeat

People Are Always Coming Up To Me, Thinking I've Got Some Magic Wand That Can Make Them A Star And I Want To Tell Them That No One Can Do That. Making Hit Records Is Not That Easy. But It Took Me Time To Realize That Myself.

It's Entertaining To Watch Somebody Break My Music Down Or Explain What He Thinks I Was Thinking During The Process Of Making These Records. Because... He Has No Idea.

Hear What The Artists Hear, And Listen To The Music The Way They Should, The Way I Do.

When I Think Of The Future, I Think A Lot Of Quincy Jones And How He Is An Inspiration. Look At The Quality Of His Work Over So Many Years. He Didn't Even Make His Best Record, 'thriller,' Until He Was 50. That Gives Me Something To Look Forward To. Nothing Pulls You Back Into The Studio More Than The Belief That Your Best Record Is Still Ahead.

If There Were No Guns, We Couldn't Talk About It, ... You Turn On Tv, You See Soldiers Marching With Guns. We Only Talk About Things That's Happening.