I don't ever balk at being considered a Motown person, because Motown is the greatest musical event that ever happened in the history of music.
I love Whitney Houston, Stevie Wonder, Brandi, Sade, Nat King Cole. I like the Beatles. I listen to a lot of that.
To me, R&B means Aretha Franklin, who is otherworldly.
I haven't really heard much that's impressed me the way it was when I first heard Ray Charles or somebody like that. That was really an impression.
I kept looking to do songs that were written years ago and would live or outlive all of us, and the one thing they had in common was Sinatra.
Laurel Canyon area music is legendary.
When you fighting in New York, I feel like it would be disrespectful if I didn't walk out with some legendary East Coast hip-hop.
I'd say for a film composer, 'Star Wars' is kind of like the holy grail of film music. It's probably the best film music ever written.
Rest in peace B.I.G. He was the greatest and made incredible music.
It’s one thing to play a Muddy Waters song. It’s another thing to play with him.
