I worshipped Berry Gordy for the creative dreams he had made come true.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
Berry Gordy turned his house into a studio and discovered over 30 acts in the city. And we're famous all over the world.
He helped make Living Things even more crazy than I wanted it to be. He added old-fashioned piano and classical folk music - that weird otherworldly vibe - all these elements got onto the record.
In many ways, I feel like having the opportunity to play Gogol in 'The Namesake' really was my dream role in many ways.
As a precocious teen I dreamed of being Graham Greene. Well, as it turned out, I never wrote a great novel, sadly, and I never converted to Catholicism, happily, but I did do one thing he did. That is, in middle age I moved to a seaside town and got into a right barney with the local powers-that-be.
I was listening to Jimi Hendrix; I just admire his artistry and creativity as an artist.
Meeting Stevie Wonder was a massive, lifetime achievement for me. He's one of the sweetest people. I sense a kindred spirit in him, and I hope he'd say the same. Actually, he did.
Aaron Spelling always had his finger on the pulse of pop culture, he knew what the public wanted to see. He was one of the most loyal men in this business and believed in me at a time in my career when no one else would.
One of my big inspirations was Chuck Berry, and his playing was always about the rhythm and the lyrics. So I've always been that way in my playing, really.
The only character I ever remember actually creating in a flash of inspiration was George Liquor. God planted that in my head in an instant.
Listening to Dr. King on the radio inspired me. Coming under the influence of Jim Lawson inspired me to think that I, too, could do something.