Marvin Gaye Was One Of The Coolest.

I Think It's A Bit Of A Myth That Black Americans Need One Leader. We're Not A Monolith. And Now That Legal Segregation And Discrimination Has Been Pretty Much Abolished There Isn't The Sort Of Universal Mandate That A Black Leader Would Have. Black Folks Live In A Wide Variety Of Social Situations Right Now.

There's So Much Music Out There, And So Many Different Styles That I've Been Influenced By, So Each Album Reflects Some Of That Knowledge Or Influence That I've Had.

I Have A Great Band, With Very Talented Players, And We Give Everything We Have Every Night.

If A Relationship Is Going To Work, It Will Require Compromise And, Even Then, It Is Not Always Going To End The Way You Want It To.

Music Business Is Hard. It's Very Difficult. And It's Not For Everyone. Even If You Can Sing Or Even If You Can Write A Song, It Takes A Lot Of Determination, It Takes Some Kind Of Thick Skin.