A fine timepiece is part of dressing like a gentleman. When I first made a little money, I bought my first watch which was a Rolex Daytona. It was ju….

I kind of hate the fact that people are always trying to put you into a category. I hate walls, and I hate boundaries. I don't like that. I listen to….

I am a writer - that is what I am before being a performer or musician. I love waking up in the morning and then going to sleep that night with somet….

I used to play pianos in bars. You know in hotels, you'd see guys playing piano with a snifter? That was me, with a painted-on mustache. I was about ….

There's only one thing that everyone in this world has in common: whether you want to love somebody and you want to be loved in return..

For me able to do the records I want to do and not have to worry about this producer or that producer or that trend, I'm not really interested in tha….

I am at my core a singer/songwriter a la James Taylor or a la Billy Joel. It's not that I don't want to work with people, but I do just love doing my….

It is great to have your own label; you can cultivate your own artists I've worked with pretty much everyone I wanted to..

I'm never satisfied with what I do..

By 17, I had a whole band that would go in and play. It was called Spontaneous Inventions, after a Bobby McFerrin album..

People don't like when you point out to them and remind them that they're not very smart..

When somebody shows up and they believe in you, it makes all the difference..

Music used to be essential and meaningful, but now it's disposable..

I'll always write music. Whether I release a record, whether I let the public hear it or not, I'm always writing music..

I decided I am not going to say things I do not mean anymore..

I'm creating music - it doesn't matter if anyone else likes it..

There's no substitute to being successful on an actual chart..

When it's your chance to step up to the plate, just hit it out of the park, and everybody will forget about everything that came before..

I just want people to take a step back, take a deep breath and actually look at something with a different perspective. But most people will never do….

I hope at some point in my career when my name is mentioned, someone will say "Oh yeah he has a good song!" I'd be happy with that..

Every little kid that steps on the court or the field has aspirations to go pro. I think being a pro basketball player is the best job. The thing I h….