Back in the day, I used to be in the studio recording 20 hours a day. And that was all of the time. I still record a lot of hours, but I don't go as ….

The true beauty of music is that it connects people..

Having good health, being able to breathe and be happy, that's one of the most beautiful gifts. On top of that, I have the gift to play music and mak….

I've been sampled so much and I'm glad it's happened, it's a great compliment..

I don't trip on that much. I just like to enjoy life and be happy..

Soul has no musical geographical or racial boundaries..

I generally sell my records online or at the show. You can undersell the distributor and the stores, and people know what they're getting cause they'….

People are always defining and re-defining music. My style of playing has been characterized as smooth jazz and acid jazz. I listen as I play; I'm no….

I couldn't get my album played over the so-called smooth jazz stations. Jazz stations would not play it. You don't always know who you're making that….

A lot of the hip hop artists don't write music. They write words..

Only a certain number of people go to a store over the period of a year. When a person sees my record on the shelf, it eliminates someone else's reco….

I think music all the time..

I still look good. I'm trippin', but people tell me that all the time. So check it out, I'm 63, and still kicking. I've been putting records out ever….

I don't like rap that you can't understand. The youth is so quick and alert..

But I did mine through a production company. All the music I did, I gave to the production company. Then the production company would give the record….

Artists don't always know. Almost every song I ever recorded that was a hit at the majors that the promotional people picked I didn't think it would ….

It's a wonderful feeling just being in this creative motif..

DJs and people in the street know what they like..

Most musicians count at the beginning, and never count and talk to their musicians after that. They only talk to them at the end of the song. But I w….

I always had this energy level that made me want to come to New York..

I was being an artist, being sensitive and technical as artists are. I'm sure Leonardo Da Vinci did that. Artists don't always feel the same as other….