New Orleans, more than many places I know, actually tangibly lives its culture. It's not just a residual of life; it's a part of life. Music is at every major milestone of our life: birth, marriage, death. It's our culture.

In New Orleans, music is part of the culture. You're raised with it, from the cradle to the grave, and all in-between.

New Orleans cuisine is Creole rather than Cajun.

A lot of cats in New Orleans, very soulful, very soulful musicians and they assume that they're singers. And they just make that assumption. And so when there's a little intonation problem, people are very forgiving of them because they heard how soulful they play.

New Orleans is like the bad-kid island in 'Pinocchio.'

New Orleans in an amazing town.