I Don't Necessarily Think Of Myself As

I Don't Think I'll Get Married Again. I'm Not Looking For It. What I Can Say About My Divorce And My Failed Engagement Is That I Learned Where My Bar Is.

The Video For 'whatever' Is Kind Of A Documentary In A Way. It's Showing That Love Can Last. Not Just In Your Early 20s Or Your Late 30s, But In Your 50s, 60s And 70s. There's An Awful Myth Out There That When You Get Married, Love And Lovemaking Fade. It's Not True.

I'd Been Told That When You First Put Your Feet On African Ground, You'll Be Hit By A Feeling Of Overwhelming Understanding, Like You've Returned Home And Suddenly Belong. Quite Frankly, I Didn't Feel That.

A Nutritionist Has Told Me To Have Very Little Butter And Very Little Spices, But I Can't Live Like That.

My Earliest Influence Was Quincy Jones. I Thought 'the Wiz' Soundtrack Was The Most Amazing Thing I'd Ever Heard. It Was My First Record And You Had Michael Jackson, Ted Ross, Nipsey Russell And Diana Ross On It. I Even Took It To Show And Tell In Third Grade!