I believe if you can find something to give back to, your soul will feel fulfilled in a very powerful way.

I grew up in a pretty tough neighborhood. I grew up around drugs, alcohol, prostitution, I grew up around everything, and I think part of seeing that from really young has made me really steer very far away from it in all of its forms.

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.

We believe Frederick Nietzsche couldn't have been more right when he said 'without music, life would be a mistake.

Some of the greatest artists did their best work when they got political.

I believe in the limitlessness of humans. We're capable of incredible things. At times, that realization is frightening.

Early on in my career, I was more closed off in every way. I thought I was protecting myself; instead, I was robbing myself of all I could learn and experience.