Some people really trip on success or popularity. My friends would talk to me about that, about tripping on all this stuff, but you know what I tripped on? I started buying property.

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The true beauty of music is that it connects peopl. It carries a message, and...

The true beauty of music is that it connects peopl. It carries a message, and...

Most artists have contracts directly with the record company, and when they do music, all...

Most artists have contracts directly with the record company, and when they do music, all...

You grow and learn a lot about the industry and what happens behind closed doors...

You grow and learn a lot about the industry and what happens behind closed doors...

Im celebrating my 40th year in show business this year.

Im celebrating my 40th year in show business this year.

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

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

People in England were coming up to me, saying, My mother and father turned me...

People in England were coming up to me, saying, My mother and father turned me...

What we call soul has been around a long time. It comes out of a...

What we call soul has been around a long time. It comes out of a...

I dont trip on that much. I just like to enjoy life and be happy.

I dont trip on that much. I just like to enjoy life and be happy.

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

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

I was being an artist, being sensitive and technical as artists are. I'm sure Leonardo...

I was being an artist, being sensitive and technical as artists are. I'm sure Leonardo...

When I was recording from '70 to '82, I always played piano and laid the...

When I was recording from '70 to '82, I always played piano and laid the...

I couldnt get my album played over the so-called smooth jazz stations. Jazz stations would...

I couldnt get my album played over the so-called smooth jazz stations. Jazz stations would...

Now I get exposure first with people directly in the clubs. This is a unique...

Now I get exposure first with people directly in the clubs. This is a unique...

I was with PolyGram; that was the big label that I was with for the...

I was with PolyGram; that was the big label that I was with for the...

What we call soul has been around a long time. It comes out of a...

What we call soul has been around a long time. It comes out of a...

I still look good. Im trippin, but people tell me that all the time. So...

I still look good. Im trippin, but people tell me that all the time. So...

Having good health, being able to breathe and be happy, that's one of the most...

Having good health, being able to breathe and be happy, that's one of the most...

I think music all the time.

I think music all the time.

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

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

I'd definitely love to play in Nashville again. That would be really good.

I'd definitely love to play in Nashville again. That would be really good.