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" I've got tons more stuff to do. "

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" My grandparents on my father's side came to this country from the Caribbean with a strong connection to Africa and no shame about it. "

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" Particularly with the blues, it's not just about bad times. It's about the healing spirit. "

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" No matter what went down, music was always going to be a part of my life. What ultimately happened is that, over a period of time, I just kind of looked around and when like, 'Wow! I'm actually making a living doing this.' "

" I was always taught that Latin, Caribbean people were cousins to me, as well as blues was a cousin to me, as well as Africans were direct relatives to me. It was all a part of my language. "

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" I see myself as a composer who plays music and likes to play with other people, and not just as a solo artist. "

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" It's very interesting, the dynamics of popularity. When you do something all the time, you don't worry about whether it's trendy or not. "

" I wanted to keep pushing the musical ideas I had about jazz, music from Africa and the Caribbean. "