It does make me sad that there's a lot of great songs out there, and they're not going to see the light of day because they're competing with these tailgate songs.

I knew that the right person for Crossroads would come along if we were just patient and made sure that we didn't try to force anything.

Clay Cook is a first class musician. Tender tormented genius here in 'North Star'. I will kill him if he leaves my band and he knows it. Great record.

Talent alone gets you nowhere. You really have to have the grit, and you gotta have a love for people.

Other people pull off amazing festivals and events and things like that. I think ours is a little bit different, and that's what makes us distinct.

You have a feeling when you're recording, like, 'This is gonna translate really well, ' and when you see it live, and it kind of proves that, that's an amazing feeling.

You can tell all our songs come from us and from our artists, the people we write with and travel with.

I always thought it was sad that you couldn't get anything really good to eat at concerts, so we sit down with our fans before every show and eat a gourmet meal that we made for them.

A good reader should always have two books with him: one to read, the other one to lend.

There are people that I love I am all of them

My dear, did you just try to prove the existence of God with your cleavage?

Be yourself - it's the inner beauty that counts. You are your own best friend, the key to your own happiness, and as soon as you understand that - and it takes a few heartbreaks - you can be happy.

I really asked myself, “Oh, my god, how am I going to do this?” That’s what I aspire to, every time I take on a new role.

Joe Henderson with Ron Carter and Al Foster at the Vanguard was just wow. And the energy of the three of them.

I've been very lucky being in New York. While there are many things that have impacted my life, I have been able to stay here and do my own work.

I go to church strapped with a 45 glock.

I would love to have a drink with Meryl Streep or Prince. Those are my top two people I would love to talk to.

I didn't have any great job prospects.