Stevie Wonder's records introduced me to '70s soul when I was 12 or 13.

I would hate to make music and people love me for something that isn't me.

I pray before everything. When I wake up, before I eat, before I perform, before I go to sleep, in the moments I need guidance.

I think we deserve people who really, really love us.

When I perform in front of large audiences, I'm much more comfortable, because I've already performed in front of tiny audiences - which is much harder, honestly. The smaller you strip things down, the more you depend on the songs and yourself, as opposed to arrangements.

It's a beautiful blessing that I get to help raise a man. And I want to show him as much as possible.

If I can remain excited about the music that I'm giving you, then you're damn sure going to be excited about it.