“To sustain longevity, you have to evolve.” — Aries Spears Quote

To sustain longevity, you have to evolve.

I never wanted to limit myself to just impressions. I wanted to branch out and develop other parts of my game.

Eddie Murphy was the Michael Jordan of comedy. He had a full range of abilities.

I'm from the streets of New York. I know what tough talk sounds like.

The best part about being a stand-up is the connection with the audience. There's nothing more gratifying then when you can make 300 people applaud and stand up - because that's all you.

Poems evolve. I don't feel like I choose them; they just come to me.

I think the more I learn, the more I see, and what you see makes your eyes and talent evolve.

After playing for 40 years, I've been able to evolve the way I see the fretboard and how I hear the guitar in my head.

I'm not an artist, and I want to take risks, and when the possibility of failure occurs, it's because the idea is all exciting or interesting as a high wire act, and sometimes you've got to fall off, just by virtue of the fact that you're constantly trying to evolve and do new things.

I think it's important to evolve and make a different record every time as an artist.