I have an urban background, but I need melody, I need a song, so I try to mix and match and keep it fluid.

You have a deeper connection with people who you have shared experiences with and shared pain.

The thing with me is, I'm from a rap background so I'm not really a traditional singer in that sense.

I've always had good support of parents for doing what I wanted to do. When it became music they were just as supportive as well.

When a song comes from a real story and from a real place I think it comes across to people. That's important.

I believe the things I love inwardly will be received by the right people outwardly. I believe that what I believe in will be received well. I try to keep that as a foundation to what I do.

Some people say that music isn't something you are; it's something you do. It's having a constant desire to share and express. But I believe it's something you are. To me it's more inward.

I think when you're younger you have a more black-and-white view of things. You're more exclusively dedicated.

Nakedness of what you do is exactly who you are, and that's how it should come across.

I don't have dreams and inspiration. I just want to enjoy myself.

Perhaps the one unanswerable question in life is why so many of us choose to live in a fantasy world of our own creation that offers us nothing but pain.

Gratitude promotes good well-being.

There are no ordinary cats.

I must get my soul back from you

I'm glad for the equaled record. However, the final numbers really count.

Blame it on Peer Pressure.

I thought of rap I thought of Grand Master Flash and I thought of about what they went through.

Perspective - Use It or Lose It.

I have learned to do more with less, so you don't see the big books anymore.