Time Takes A Cigarette, Puts

I've Made Over 25 Studio Albums, And I Think Probably I've Made Two Real Stinkers In My Time, And Some Not-bad Albums, And Some Really Good Albums. I'm Proud Of What I've Done. In Fact It's Been A Good Ride.

One Day I Realized That I Really Needed To Stop Losing Myself In My Work And In My Addictions. What Happens Is You Just Wake Up One Morning And Feel Absolutely Dead. You Can't Even Drag Your Soul Back Into Your Body. You Feel You Have Negated Everything That Is Wonderful About Life. When You Have Fallen That Far, It Feels Like A Miracle When You Regain Your Love Of Life. That's When You Can Begin Really Looking For A Relationship. When You Can Appreciate The Whole Concept Of Giving To Someone, Not Just Taking.

I'm Well Past The Age Where I'm Acceptable. You Get To A Certain Age And You Are Forbidden Access. You're Not Going To Get The Kind Of Coverage That You Would Like In Music Magazines, You're Not Going To Get Played On Radio And You're Not Going To Get Played On Television. I Have To Survive On Word Of Mouth.

I Am A D.j., I Am What I Play.

I Think Every Time I Said, "i'm Working With Nile [rodgers]," The Reaction Was, "oh, Great. I Love 'let's Dance.' " I Think That's Pretty Expected. I'm Not Sure Nile And I Went In Consciously Not To Make "let's Dance." We Just Wanted To Work Together Again.