Anyway, all these computers and digital gadgets are no good. They just fill your head with numbers and that can't be good for you.
Tell me a musician who's got rich off digital sales. Apple's doing pretty good though, right?
I really believe in finding new ways to distribute my music.
Contrary to what a lot of people think, I haven't been domesticated.
'When Doves Cry' came out - it sounded like nothing that was on the radio. 'Let's Go Crazy' was number one on R&B stations, and there's nothing that's been like that on radio since.
I think you'll always be able to do what your ear tells you.
I'm real easy-going.
It gets embarrassing to say something untrue because you put it online and everyone knows about it, so it's better to tell the truth.
Doing a residency in any particular city requires a large repertoire to ensure repeat business.
I'm not entangled in a bunch of lawsuits and a web that I can't get out of. I can hold my head up... a happily married man who has his head in order. There isn't a bunch of scandal in my life.
I pushed the envelope as far as it needed to be pushed, and now it's on the floor, and people seem to want it to stay there.
In the tech-savvy, real-time world we all live in today, everything is faster.
Music is music, ultimately. If it makes you feel good, cool.
I'm a fighter. I'm very competitive.
The gatekeepers must change.
When I found out that there was eight Presidents before George Washington, I wanted to smack somebody.
You don't have to watch 'Gossip Girl' to have an attitude.
Every year, they ask me to play the Grammys.
You can always tell when the groove is working or not.
The hardest thing with musicians is getting them not to play.
