There's definitely an old school element to my music, but I also think it's modern.
It's like a dream to come to Spain and stay for a couple of years and get somebody to teach me Spanish music.
The African people and tribal chiefs are hospitable, and African music and dances are invigorating.
The music that I listen to is very minimalistic. I listen to a lot of old blues that is just guitar and vocals.
I like playing heavy metal music and pretending I'm a vampire in front of the mirror.
I was always writing music anyway. I just sort of fell into it. Writing for me is a therapeutic process.
Arranging is the way I put my stamp on my music as much as my guitar playing.
But I'm also a music lover, and I'll always try a lot of different things.
Most people live and die with their music still unplayed. They never dare to try.
I think music is one of the hero/sheroes of the African-American existence.
I think music docs could turn off some people.
Alas! all music jars when the soul's out of tune.
When a singer truly feels and experiences what the music is all about, the words will automatically ring true.
I am pretty detached from the local music crowd though.
Older audiences are hard to win over. They're very specific in their tastes and critical of new music.
People underestimate the hip-hop audience and the capacity to understand politics when it's part of music.
Since music has never had a Rembrandt, we have remained nothing more than musicians.
It was important for me to remind people that there's no formula... there's no boundary to R&B music.
I'm really excited to put music out that is a clear projection of my lifestyle.
After all, in today's music scene every band seems to steal from other bands.
It's quite hard not to cringe at your own music; you're always a bit annoyed at some parts of it.
