Growing up in the Bay Area, I played early on with these quartet groups who set guidelines for me. I remember the guys would all have the same clothes and shoes, like these uniforms. I was in awe.

If you want to be like the greats, you learn from the greats.

I liked the name Saadiq and didn't want to be known as an artist as Raphael Wiggins.

When you love what you do, it pays off, and that's the best reward you could have.

The way to stay inspired and motivated is by doing what you like, doing what you love.

If you really love music, people can tell if you love music. You have to just stick with it.

It's the adrenaline rush you only get from being in front of an audience. It's addictive.

I just follow great people. If you want to play like a pro, you learn from the pros.

I'm using more energy than ever.

Frustrations are going to be there in every profession you're in.

Isaac Hayes told me once, 'There's no such thing as old-school. Either you went to school or you didn't.'

No matter how long it takes, true love is always worth a wait, because waiting is the sign of true love....

Authenticity is not just the key to a long-lasting career

Technically a memoir, 'The Woman Warrior' becomes almost magical through its inclusion of folk tales, dreams, and revisions.

Leadership in today's world requires far more than a large stock of gunboats and a hard fist at the conference table.

Hate eats the hater the way ogres eat little boys.

I see no conflict between saving people's lives and defending the Second Amendment.

How can you veto an idea you haven't heard?

The social contract is starting to unravel in many countries.

There has to be an element of risk-taking for me in my work.