I'm Definitely Happy With Everything I've Done.

Are Things Getting Better With Each Generation? Yes. It's Quite Interesting To Be Living In These Times, For Me To Witness An African-american Being Elected President. It's Quite Extraordinary.

I Want To Do Interiors, Furniture. I Want To Do Architecture, Although I'm Not An Architect. Nor Am I A Trained Interior Designer.

Our Music Is Always A Reflection Of Where We Are In A Society. That's What Enables So Many People To Do What They Do. So My Advice Is To Work At Your Craft. Be The Best You Can Be At Your Craft And Do It Sincerely. Even In The World We Live In Today, That Will Give You Longevity. At The End Of The Day, I Want The Quality Of My Work To Stand, Not How Much I Did.

I Went To Paris In 1989 When The Americans Didn't Quite Know What To Do With Me At First. Now, All Those Years Later, It's Kind Of The Same Story. Not The Same Scenario, But Kind Of The Same Story.

I Never Sit Down To Write. When I'm Moved, I Do It. I Just Wait For It To Come. You Just Hear It. I Can't Really Describe Writing. It's In My Head. I Don't Think About The Styles. I Write Whatever Comes Out And I Use Whatever Kind Of Instrumentation Works For Those Songs...a Lot Of People Don't Listen To The Lyrics, Really. A Lot Of People Pretty Much Only Listen To The Chorus.