"The music I was really listening to in 1968 was James Brown, the great guitar player Jimi Hendrix, a..." — Miles Davis

Prince is from the school of James Brown, and I love James Brown because of all the great rhythms he plays.

You can dominate a game if you dominate on the line... We're just going to have to go out there and work hard and blow people off the ball, and let our runners do what they do best.

Prince got some Marvin Gaye and Jimi Hendrix and Sly in him, also, even Little Richard. He's a mixture of all those guys and Duke Ellington.

He comes in on the beat and plays on top of the beat. I think when Prince makes love, he hears drums instead of Ravel.