Israel has its attractions. It's the most dramatic country in the world. Everybody's engaged. Everybody argues. When I leave Israel, I get a little bit bored, you know?

I get a little sick of myself as a solo artist. I get a little bit bored.

It is as much an internal battle within the whole Arab world as a conflict with Israel.

Most everybody who's Italian is half Italian. Except me. I'm all Italian. I'm mostly Sicilian, and I have a little bit of Neapolitan in me. You get your full dose with me.

Long intros are cool because there's a little bit of anticipation, you know?

I suffer a little bit from Napoleonism, if you will.