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I didn't want to teach. I wanted to act. It was quite a long and difficult road to get there but very thrilling when I did.

I hardly teach. It's more like a gathering of minds looking at one subject and learning from each other. I enjoy the process.

I was in the band as a boy and was taught music and learned to compose.

Coming into the music industry, even when I was a kid, one thing I learned is timing is everything. You being prepared is everything.

I learned a lot just watching people perform.

Some of my first teachers were incredibly tough. You could never sing more than three words without being stopped and having to do it over 20 times. I loved that - that sort of process of dissecting and trying to figure out and master this incredibly mysterious instrument.

I learned a lot from playing those late-night, 1-to-4 A.M. gigs with my band, and playing when no one was listening.

My dad teaches me. He teaches me everything. He's been acting for over 30 years, so he knows a lot.

When I'm making records, I like it to be quite fast. Don't let the band learn it too well.

Great teaching - just plain old knock 'em dead, get it right, make 'em laugh, make 'em wonder instruction - is always going to be rare. Good teachers abound. Great ones are special.