I was born in Long Branch, New Jersey, and no one had ever taught anybody that young, back in those days.

I was born in Long Branch, New Jersey, and no one had ever taught anybody that young, back in those days.

The radios are going to dictate. That's another fight. That's another story there. I wish they just let it be.

My mother wanted me to be a concert pianist.

I got private lessons in keyboard at Julliard, before New England Conservatory of Music in Boston.

I was born with a natural gift. My mother recognized the talent.

As far as arrangements after the basic track is cut, if I'm writing a horn arrangement or playing strings, I might arrange that, plan that out. Other times, I'll just sit and roll tape.

I talk by playing, not by words.

Prince presented us at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

Usually, I just do what I want, because I got it that way.

I don't listen to a lot of radio today. It's not really music to me.

You can be enticed by food, wooed by food, sex, money, or instruments.

I was known around the college for jamming in the lounge.

Woo means the ability to entice someone or something to get what you want. My first solo album was called: All the Woo of the Universe, which was titled by George Clinton.

People like my voice and say I can sing, but I don't like microphones in front of my face: it distracts me.

We used to have a main female vocalist. But she had a baby. Now we do the singing ourselves.

Providence School of Art students used to sneak into P Funk concerts.

I think to each its own, if nobody is hurting anybody "who cares "everyone should be able to do what they want and be happy. Who you love is who you love. That's the way I see it.

I am a spy in the house of me. I report back from the front lines of the battle that is me. I am somewhat nonplused by the event that is my life.

The only way to ensure that our promise to provide every opportunity for students with disabilities, and help them achieve their full potential, is to give our schools the dollars they need.

If you told my 13-year-old self that one day I'd be talking about how Tom Cruise and I had good chemistry, she'd think you were completely mad.

I want to direct, produce, and write, learning as I go.

My sister and I had jointly heard the narration of 'Revolver Rani' in Tigmanshu Dhulia's office. After hearing the narration, my sister was very scared and adamant that I should not do this film, as my character was twisted, neurotic, violent and abusive.

I feel like I've gotten more than a lot of people will ever get. I feel very fortunate.

I did 'Degrassi' for five years in Toronto, and I made the decision to quit the show to go to theatre school, which a lot of people thought I was really crazy to do, but it was one of those major decisions in my life that I haven't regretted - hopefully I won't! I really wanted to go to school.

All too often our personality is nothing more than psychological clothing that we wear to hide our true self from the world.

I find it an exhausting experience, personally, to go to a party every night.

In every ancient culture there are rituals to mortify the body as a way of understanding that the energy of the soul is indestructible.

I think when I first realized that something interesting had happened was probably in 1994. There was a 25th anniversary of the ARPANET celebration and... somebody asked the question, 'Where did email come from?' I remembered that I had done this little program back in 1971. People looked back and nobody could find anything that predated it.

I truly believe that everything that we do and everyone that we meet is put in our path for a purpose. There are no accidents; we're all teachers - if we're willing to pay attention to the lessons we learn, trust our positive instincts and not be afraid to take risks or wait for some miracle to come knocking at our door.

Nashville, I think, for me, personally, would be where I want to live and work. L.A. is a whole other world and has a whole other vibe to it, so I would like to come out here for work for a couple of months, but L.A. is just not really my scene, per se.

I read a lot of scripts that I just don't find very funny.

The only change I can really see is that I don't have to shop for pants in stores anymore.

When sisters stand shoulder to shoulder, who stands a chance against us?

I still don't think I'm a good actor. The only reason I'm doing it is because I've got a lot of support behind me.

Fashion is very important. It is life enhancing and like everything that gives pleasure it is worth doing well.

The only thing that I demand of the audience is that they listen to what I'm saying. Other than that, they owe me nothing. They don't owe me a thing.

I'm the oldest out of five.

I plan to open Mexico's energy sector to national and foreign private investment.

Three of us will help the other two get suited up, get them in the hatch, and get them out the door.

You know how bad my voice sounds - well it feels just as bad.