Music for me is not just being on a stage and singing. It's my coping mechanism.

I think a part of being successful or trying to be successful is staying true to who you are. Be genuine.

Being born in Jamaica, race was never an issue. It was always about the type of person I wanted to be, not the colour of my skin.

I think when you are a cool guy but also a hot guy, that makes you even more sexy.

It is very important to me that my songs can sound amazing with a big band or orchestra, but just as powerful and touching with just me and my guitar.

I think on stage theres a side of me that comes out thats very fierce and confident.

Off stage, Im very quiet and very reserved and kind of shy.

I think a lot of my dreams have come true, and my next dream is to have a No. 1 selling album. A Grammy-award-winning album.

I want to make an album with just great beats and big vocals and just amazing lyrics.

People hate what they fear.

But things move on and by the time you've plotted your position the world around you has changed and you are running -panting- to catch up.

In my experience, the best creative work is never done when one is unhappy.

I can hear my heart beating. I can hear my stomach growling. I can hear my teeth grinding and my joints creaking. My body's so noisy, I can't sleep.

A life isn't significant except for its impact on others' lives.

I have a lot of novels that I haven't finished. I usually get 150 pages in and I realize it's not going anywhere. I don't publish everything I write. I must have six unfinished novels at least.

I don't have too many friends. I have only a few people who I really love.

Learning to program has no more to do with designing interactive software than learning to touch type has to do with writing poetry

We want to make sure people know deeply about the trans community and deeply about Black Lives Matter so that people can act in solidarity.

A certain group of adolescents evidence clear "druggie" behavior and attributes some time before they actually begin drug use.