I pretty much move around wherever I like.
I was always taught that Latin, Caribbean people were cousins to me, as well as blues was a cousin to me, as well as Africans were direct relatives to me. It was all a part of my language.
I'm doing exactly what I always wanted to do, and I still like what I can do musically.
I'm doing exactly what I should be doing, every day on the road.
When I was 5 or 6, I was messing around with the piano, and I listened to everything from Chopin to boogie-woogie.
Music is like the soul of the planet.
I haven't worn one for a long time, but I look pretty good in a suit.
What the future of the planet and music and art and all of it is sharing; it's diversity.
I love playing in Germany. I love playing anywhere where people are going to enjoy the music. Germany is especially nice to play.
When I was a kid, there was so much talent outside of recorded music.
I came up not understanding that a lot of people didn't start to hear music until they went to college or were turned on by an older brother or sister.
I base myself in African-derived music. Blues is one of the modern forms of African music.
I'm a composer, man.
I've got tons more stuff to do.
In looking out into the world, it didn't look all that nice out there. And who were the nice people? Certainly Mahatma Gandhi was.
My grandmother had many children. She lost most. So when we came along, we were really special. I was the first grandchild that could see her spirit moving to a new generation.
