Most artists try to avoid cliches, but it's pretty hard to avoid them if you yourself end up being one.

I have gone from one relationship to a marriage and stepchildren.

If Paul McCartney tells me that so-and-so song is his favorite song, what do I care? What do I care what anybody else says?

Reject what you don't want. Get rid of dead wood.

When I was a kid, I always looked up to people like B.B. King and Ray Charles.

You don't have to be a good singer any more if you can rap well.

Late 20th century music was a really important thing. It changed the world, and I'm part of that, and now I'm part of the museum that celebrates that.

I've got a sense of humor. I'm a funny guy.

Nixon was the beginning of people not trusting politics.