I Was Married For 36 Years But

Making A Record Is Like Painting A School Bus With A Toothbrush

When I Was About Five Or Seven Years Old My Mother Was Placed In A Mental Institution And So We Were With Our Father Who Worked Very Hard, And We Had To Figure A Lot Of Things Out.

Louis 'thunder Thumbs' Johnson Was One Of The Greatest Bass Players To Ever Pick Up The Instrument, As A Member Of The Brothers Johnson, We Shared Decades Of Magical Times Working Together In The Studio And Touring The World. From My Albums 'body Heat' And 'mellow Madness,' To Their Platinum Albums 'look Out For #1,' 'right On Time,' 'blam' And 'light Up The Night,' Which I Produced, To Michael's Solo Debut 'off The Wall,' I Considered Louis A Core Member Of My Production Team. He Was A Dear And Beloved Friend And Brother, And I Will Miss His Presence And Joy Of Life Every Day.

My Son Is A Hip-hop Producer.

I Got To Trumpet, Finally. That's Why I Love To Write For Brass, And [count] Basie And [frank] Sinatra And All That Stuff, 'cause That's Just Like Part Of My Dna.