Quotes from Raphael Saadiq

You can go on 'Saturday Night Live' now and not even play live.

Every suit I wear is custom-made by a guy named Waraire Boswell in L.A.

My mission has always been to do something that suits everybody.

Cats 25 years younger can't run with me.

Friendship, harmony, and leadership - pushin' people, just givin' people that push, like I would expect them to do for me, they'd do the same for me in return.

Frustrations are going to be there in every profession you're in.

I just follow great people. If you want to play like a pro, you learn from the pros.

It's the adrenaline rush you only get from being in front of an audience. It's addictive.

When you look at athletes, they have fundamentals.

I liked the name Saadiq and didn't want to be known as an artist as Raphael Wiggins.

If you want to be like the greats, you learn from the greats.

I've always loved people that's been around for a long time, like old shoes.

When you love what you do, it pays off, and that's the best reward you could have.

If you really love music, people can tell if you love music. You have to just stick with it.

The way to stay inspired and motivated is by doing what you like, doing what you love.

Isaac Hayes told me once, 'There's no such thing as old-school. Either you went to school or you didn't.'

I would love to go to smaller places in the UK such as Manchester and Liverpool and play there. It's much more intimate; you got to get down and gritty, getting closer to the people.

I just think, who wants new soul? I want my soul to be the same as Otis Redding, I don't wanna have a new one.

I have musician friends who play too much golf, and they're not as good at music anymore.

You know all these stadiums that U2 are playing? I've played in them. And I'm building up to it again.

Growing up in the Bay Area, I played early on with these quartet groups who set guidelines for me. I remember the guys would all have the same clothes and shoes, like these uniforms. I was in awe.

I honed in on a great time, the Motown era, the '60s and '70s. That type of music has always been a staple in my life.

Back in the day people made music to go on tour. They didn't make music to make a video.

When I come to London now it's like being in L.A., because they know me like I'm at home.