Music itself was color-blind but the media and the radio stations segregate it based on their perceptions of the artists.

As far as guitar picking, if I make the same mistakes at the same time every day, people will start calling it a style.

When you want to be close to me, listen to the music. The love is stored there and will not die.

Music became a healer for me. And I learned to listen with all my being. I found that it could wipe away all the emotions of fear and confusion relating to my family.

I'm making music for other people to listen to for pleasure. And hopefully, later on maybe they'll listen to it and go, "That bass line, boy, did you hear the way those drums interacted with that?"

I don't see why I should give my new music to iTunes or anyone else. They won't pay me an advance for it and then they get angry when they can't get it.