I always say that it's about breaking the rules. But the secret of breaking rules in a way that works is understanding what the rules are in the first place.

My earliest professional musical experiences were really as a session player, and every day was an adventure. Three sessions a day, every day, and you never knew who you would be working with until you arrived at the studio.

I've been married three times and divorced three times.

The studio is not the place to write. You need to be 75% ready when you go into the studio, and then the music can develop to the next stage.

An effective U.S. policy toward Sudan - one capable of changing the situation in the south and affecting the lives of its people - will require top-level attention and a great deal of energy. It should have three elements: aid, diplomacy, and financial disclosure.

You stick a credit card in a machine, and you pay $3 or whatever it is to get cash - your own money.

I think some people don't truly understand the situation, and they think, you know, the debt limit, it doesn't really mean anything, and they don't understand the implications on the U.S. economy and on the global markets.

The longer I go on, the more I am aware of the power of finance.