I think the world of Chuck Berry.
Musical revolutions, I don't know how many I've been through.
You know, I played football, I was offensive tackle in college.
I went to public school, and it shaped me as a musician.
I hate it when people come up to me when I'm eating.
I learned by standing in the wings and watching established acts on stage.
After a foreign invasion, there has to be a sort of feeling of musical inadequacy in the country.
I've always seen myself as sort of this funky, eclectic artist.
The louder I sang, the more it brought out the basic quality of the voice.
My father had a varied ear, from Hank Williams to Ravel.
A song has to become as much a part of you as a tailored suit.
Whenever somebody tells me they want me to stop singing, I'm gone.
I'm just singing what I feel in my heart.
I can't just turn over and sing disco or rock.
I've gotten to a point where I don't want lyrics to mean anything.
I can dance, act, beatbox and whistle very well.
I was a Marvel guy. I started reading comics when I was a kid.
Robert Johnson? No, I didn't know him, personally.
Terrorism will spill over if you don't speak up.
If you kill someone, it shows that you are afraid of that person.
I only get angry at my brothers and at my father.