'I'm not crossing over from anything. I think of it as pop music with different influences. 'When I walk in the music store, [my] album is under classical/pop/easy listening. It's hard to say what genre it is. It's genreless. I try not to define what it is. I let the audience define it. Because for me, it's just me.'

'First and foremost, I'd like to continue taking risks with my music. Everything I've done so far has been a gut reaction, honest and real. And that's who I am…

'When I make an album I take a lot of risks. I ignore the trends of the moment and one of the things I have to think of when making an album like this is the h…

'I've been fascinated by music for as long as I can remember. I was the kid on the playground in the third grade who would tell other kids about Paul Simon or …

I don't even think that you can call Iron Maiden 100% real metal. Iron Maiden is beyond that and always has been. That is one of the things that America has al…

There is one thing I don't understand about Astral Weeks. Of all the records I have ever made that one is definitely not rock. You could throw that record at t…

They think they can say those words and take ownership of hip-hop. You can't. It's a lifestyle. It's a culture. It's not just music.