Congratulations to the insanely talented JonBatiste 👏 GRAMMYs
That’s amazing.He asked me to do it. I said yes. I was 26 or 27 and only doing independent music. There were so many record deals on the table and music-industry people saying, “We want to make you a star.” That was where I was trying to go, but then this TV thing came about. I was just like, “Oh, well, I love this guy. I don’t know what this gig is.” I wasn’t looking for the bandleader position on, but it felt like everything was moving to bring us together.
. I knew Kobe; he was a giant to me. The day he died, I was with Kanye [West] at the Sunday service. We were in the area, 10 minutes away.[Stephen] asked, “Do you want to talk about Kobe?” When we talk on air, we have real conversations. Sometimes it’s about what we’re doing for Thanksgiving. Other times it’s about Kobe passing away. Or it’s about, “This is what’s happening in the world. I’m going to go out and protest.” It’s a network.
Stevie Wonder has also been calling me for the past three years. We talk for an hour or two, and I’ve recorded our conversations. He is one of my heroes. I met him a few years ago when he was doing thetour, and we played the national anthem together before the 2016 election. From there, we kept in touch, and he’s been this light for me.
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