What we understood when we were retained ... was that you all were looking for something new. You were looking for something fresh. You were looking for something exciting and unique to Washington, D.C.

The East Wing was the kind of building that this project needs to become. It still looks fresh. We wanted that timeless quality.

We think there will be a lot of upper-deck home runs.

Dig into the roots of culture, and it will grow. It's like a grass that is growing, and it cannot stop, and music is like the fertilizer for that.

A lot of things encouraged me to start my label. I think it's very important for an artist to know how many records they've sold and where they've sold. I know that I have never been treated the way I'm supposed to be treated - like an artist. That's why I do things for myself. I feel like I'm a free man.

I have several other candidates that are good prospects, so onward and upward.