I just kinda like playing. I don't necessarily go on tour to promote my albums. I'm on the road all the time. The fact that I have a new record is out is a coincidence.

I did the first album, and it did much better than anyone expected.

Everyone goes through the ups and downs of living - fretting about the future, worrying about what happened. Music teaches us how to be in the moment.

Music is an expression of individuality; it's how you see the world. All art is, for that matter. You take how you experience the world, interpret it, and send it out there - express it - whether it's sculpture, dance or singing.

I think with the acoustic bass it allows you to explore the fuller dynamic range.

Ninety-nine percent of the music that was of any interest to me when I was growing up came out of the black community.