I don't know if I'd go with an alien to space. I would have to feel the alien's vibe. I'm a vibe person.

Your life can become the background for the art you create.

Falling down ain't falling down, If you don't cry when you hit the floor, It's called the past cause I'm getting past, And I ain't nothing like I was before, You ought to see me now

It's the unknown that makes me feel the most vulnerable.

I see what happens when one gets very attached to material things. That's just not what my life is.

I grew up around the theatre. My mother is an actress. I would fall asleep on tons of theatre chairs. It's in my blood; it's in my spirit and my fabric of who I am.

When I was a kid I'd practise Chopin on piano - and I love Chopin! He's my dawg! Then I'd go out on the stoop and blast the radio. I'm from New York, the concrete jungle. Hip-hop influenced me from day one.