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My father's record collection was full of New Orleans music of all kinds. I used to listen to the radio in New York, and all there was on it at the time was Madonna and Michael Jackson, so it sort of passed me by.

I love New Orleans.

There's so much music going on in New Orleans.

In New Orleans, bounce music was prevalent. That was all they wanted to hear. It was new and trendy, and it was hot, and it was taking off. Artists were coming out of everywhere. They did some great songs, some really catchy, fun songs. That was just the feel of New Orleans music.

I've always been in love with that Delta-flavored music... the music that came from Mississippi and Memphis and, especially, New Orleans. When I was 14, I was in a wanna-be New Orleans band in Toronto.

I loved music since the Seth Ward Baptist Church outside of Plainview.

I love New Orleans. I did a movie there right before Katrina.

I always loved Little Anthony and the Imperials. They were like the precursors of the Temptations. I loved their music.

The music is just so rich and part of the culture there. I suddenly felt like I needed to go on this mission to make sure we save New Orleans because - not that I can save anything - but it's so much part of what this country is, this whole mix of people coming together and doing this thing.

I'm really getting to appreciate traditional jazz now - the New Orleans stuff - a lot more than I did before.