There Are More Than 300,000 Families In

We Have Been Working With Habitat For Humanity And We Have Built Eighty Homes, 80% Of Which Are Being Lived In By New Orleans' Musicians. It Is Called The Musicians' Village And At The Center Is The Ellis Marsalis Center For Music.

[being Judge] Is About Being Honest And Giving Everybody A Fair Shot And Telling Them What You Think. Sometimes It's Good And Sometimes It Isn't. It's More Important To Be Honest Than Say Things To Make People Feel Better. I Don't Think You Have To Be Rude, But I Think You Have To Be Honest. But I Think It's Really Important To Be Specific: Here's What You Did That Was Great And Why. And Here's What You Did That Wasn't Great And Why.

As You Work On Something, Whether It's A Painting Or A Piece Of Music, It's Going To Evolve. A Relationship Is Like That Too.

New Orleans Is A City Of Paradox. Sin, Salvation, Sex, Sanctification, So Intertwined Yet So Separate.

I Wake Up Everyday And Try To Be The Best Husband, Father And Entertainer I Can Be. I'm No Different Offstage Or Talking To You Or Onstage Than I Am Going To Dinner With My Family. It's All The Same Place And I Apply The Same Values To All I Do. It Works For Me.