I've had problems with my throat over the years, playing with loud bands for years, and I've had bruised vocal chords and nodules.

Don Was is a friend of mine; we've done projects together over the years.

I've discovered all kinds of music and done all kinds of music over the past 40 years, from playing tango with Piazzolla to all the different bands I've had.

So I went in front of the judge, and I had my St. Jude prayer book in my pocket and my St. Jude medal. And I'm standing there and that judge said I was found guilty, so he sentenced me to what the law prescribed: one to 14 years.

Through the years, I found we had Native American blood in us. My great-grandmother came from the island of Martinique, and they hooked up with the Native Americans of Louisiana.

I feel it was just a few years ago I was running around in short pants.