I don't have a ton of friends, but the friends I have are great ones. I don't have huge family, but the family I have is a great one.

When I did get signed and I was going around letting people know what I was about, that's exactly how I did it: me on the piano, playing a couple of songs I'd written and talking to the people in between. That's how I got my performance chops up.

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 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.

You could have all the riches in the world, but it doesn't mean much without family.

I love the written word so much, I know it's gonna flow naturally.

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