People feel they have to live that stereotypical lifestyle in order to be a rock star. You don't have to shoot heroin and act a certain way to be a rock and roll musician.

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People see my photos and think I labor over my image and I'm this cool,...

People see my photos and think I labor over my image and I'm this cool,...

If you listen to a lot of old funk records, the drums are really small....

If you listen to a lot of old funk records, the drums are really small....

Confusion makes people uncomfortable. They can't put their finger on me.

Confusion makes people uncomfortable. They can't put their finger on me.

I am not trying to change the world. I am just offering my gift that...

I am not trying to change the world. I am just offering my gift that...

I wouldn't play together with someone who likes to control everything like me.

I wouldn't play together with someone who likes to control everything like me.

If I were white, I'd get less criticism.

If I were white, I'd get less criticism.

I'm always sort of reflecting on what I do on what I've done. Usually before...

I'm always sort of reflecting on what I do on what I've done. Usually before...

I've always been into films. I've been offered lots of films but they've always been...

I've always been into films. I've been offered lots of films but they've always been...

There are so many people that don't believe in themselves and don't have faith.

There are so many people that don't believe in themselves and don't have faith.

The image is an image.

The image is an image.

I am still into the people I listened to growing up, so I completely remember...

I am still into the people I listened to growing up, so I completely remember...

My career has been a gradual climb. I think that's part of the reason why...

My career has been a gradual climb. I think that's part of the reason why...

I'm in this for the long haul. I've been making music my whole life.

I'm in this for the long haul. I've been making music my whole life.

I couldn't tell you what I am going to do next 'cause I have no...

I couldn't tell you what I am going to do next 'cause I have no...

My mother gave lots of good advice and had a lot to say. As you...

My mother gave lots of good advice and had a lot to say. As you...

It's like a dream to come to Spain and stay for a couple of years...

It's like a dream to come to Spain and stay for a couple of years...

There's definitely an old school element to my music, but I also think it's modern.

There's definitely an old school element to my music, but I also think it's modern.

If you ask a hundred people, they all give you different answers.

If you ask a hundred people, they all give you different answers.

It was amazing to me that, all of a sudden, I was hearing my music...

It was amazing to me that, all of a sudden, I was hearing my music...

The image that the public gets is whatever they perceive it to be. Everybody has...

The image that the public gets is whatever they perceive it to be. Everybody has...