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

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I was with PolyGram; that was the big label that I was with for the longest, like 12 years.

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

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

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The true beauty of music is that it connects people. It carries a message, and we, the musicians, are the messengers.

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I still look good. I'm trippin', but people tell me that all the time. So check it out, I'm 63, and still kicking. I've been putting records out every year.

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When I was recording from '70 to '82, I always played piano and laid the tracks down. But I used to talk to the other musicians while the track was playing.

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Back in the day, I used to be in the studio recording 20 hours a day. And that was all of the time. I still record a lot of hours, but I don't go as long as I used to.

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People in England were coming up to me, saying, My mother and father turned me on to your music. This happened to me 20 years ago. When I was 40 they were saying that.

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I generally sell my records online or at the show. You can undersell the distributor and the stores, and people know what they're getting cause they've just seen you live.

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