The biggest challenge is figuring out how to get gear together and keep working. It's more about the stuff that's irreplaceable, like the master recordings. It's hard to book gigs with no promotional material. It's very complex. I imagine it's that way for every walk of life. There's just so many far reaching effects from something like this.

I relish the challenge ahead here at Sunderland. It is clear to me that this is a club with a proud tradition, huge and faithful support and in the Stadium of Light and academy, facilities that will be second to none.

People come up to you with tears in their eyes wanting to take you into their house.

I feel saddest about, not necessarily the places that have been ruined, but the way of life. New Orleans is like no where else. People live for the music. People live for the moment. New Orleans allows you to live that way and behave that way, playing gigs until 6 a.m. any night of the week. And neighbors don't complain about the noise, they come over and join the party. I'm wondering if it's ever going to get back to that.

I think there's nothing that can drive you more than a huge dream or a huge challenge.

My biggest challenge is cooking traditional French dishes, which usually require very specific techniques and methods. That's just not my style... I cook from the soul.