What is music anyway? It's a form of communication, and that's why I play the kind of music that I think - that I hope - can communicate with people.
The proper balance between individual liberty and central authority is a very ancient problem.
One of the most special things about the city of New Orleans is how diverse a people we really are. There's been a new generation of individuals that have all grown up together, so I don't really see myself as a White mayor. I've never seen New Orleans as a Black city.