The Guy Comes Up To

You'd Hear Willie Nelson, Then Earth, Wind & Fire, Then Chicago, Then Billy Joel On The Same Radio Station. Nowadays, Everything Is Compartmentalized.

As I've Gotten Older, Now I've Really Got To Back That Up With Record Sales. Anytime Showed Me That I Could Still Have Some Of Those Elements I Wanted, But You Still Have To Come With Hit After Hit After Hit.

I Listen To All Kinds Of Songs. There's Something To Be Learned From Every Type Of Music And From The One Making It, Whether It's Pop Or Jazz Or Hip-hop.

I'm Not Thinking About What Needs To Be On The Radio. I'm Not Thinking About Anything Other Than - I'm Just Going To Let This Music Come Out Of Me And Not Have Any Sort Of Preconceived Notion Of What I Should Do. I'm Just Going To Do It.

You Can't Listen To What People Who Aren't Musical Have To Say. When Anytime Was Released, I Had Bad Reviews, And At First I Was Hurt. Your Songs Are Like Your Children. You Don't Want To Hear, 'your Kid Is Ugly.' But I Knew The Record Was Good And It Would Sell.