Chronic Lyme causes arthritis, heart problems, stroke - even death.
The whole American pop culture started in Philadelphia with 'American Bandstand' and the music that came out of that city.
Some artists are nervous - most of them are, to tell you the truth, and they have different ways of exhibiting that. Some of them are boisterous, some are really quiet.
I had the idea of 'Live From Daryl's House' way before I contracted Lyme disease.
I was always an introvert as a kid. Then, when I first kind of came out as a human being, I used to be one of those guys who'd go nuts on the dance floor, and people would gather around.
I'm very enthused about everything. I have a lot to say and a lot of things I'm interested in.
If you take a bunch of superstars and put them in a room where they don't have their assistants and entourage, it's funny to see what happens.
Smokey Robinson is one of my heroes as a singer and songwriter; a major influence on my own music from the very start.
I returned to upstate NY where I just laid in bed for days with a fever that just wouldn't go away. After more of this, I grew increasingly sure that this was not simply the flu!
To write a good song, an artist has to drawn from reality. There has to be some spark from realism that communicates a real feeling to someone else. You have to be real. Or you have to be a really good storyteller.
The difference between me and other people in my generation is instead of saying the Internet's killing the record business, I say, 'Who cares about the record business, the Internet is enhancing music.'
Everybody who I ever cared about has told me that they like my music: Bob Dylan, Paul McCartney, Al Green, The Spinners, Smokey Robinson. Everybody that matters.
Having a solo career is a funny thing.
I specialize in early homes, and what I care about the most is renovating a home and taking it back to its original construction idea.
I think an artist's true worth comes through an inter-generational thing - when you go beyond your own time, and start influencing people in a greater way than just what surrounds you.
