I always want to stay focused on who I am, even as I'm discovering who I am.

I feel more like I'm a person who has so much to offer in different capacities that it would be a danger for me not to give myself a chance to spread my wings in all different directions.

What breaks my heart is suffering of any kind. Too often, our world is divisive and cruel where it needs to be uniting and loving.

You can't really compare people. That's one of the biggest lessons I've learned, because comparing yourself to someone else really stops you from being who you are.

With each new day, I'm learning how to take control in order to have balance in my life. I plan time for myself and my loved ones and take it.

Musicians used to be way more instrumental just in providing a soundtrack to what's going on in the world. And it's also important to state what we think. There's like this fear for their career, if they have anything intelligent to say about politics. And that's really messed up.

I believe AIDS is the most important issue we face, because how we treat the poor is a reflection of who we are as a people.