I'm picking and choosing in terms of the stress factor. If it's not fun, I'm not going to do it.

If you have your own agenda and your own style and you don't easily conform to what the masses are doing, you're looked upon as being difficult. Whereas, I think of it as just being an individual.

I don't even have voice mail, and people get all out of shape about that. But, you know what, I don't want to transcribe your message; I want to talk to you. And that kind of freaks people out a bit. They go, 'Oh, who has time to talk?' and I'm like, 'Well, I'm gonna make time.

Chris Brown is brilliant. That cat is crazy brilliant, and I wish him the best.

I say if it's going to be done, let's do it. Let's not put it in the hands of fate. Let's not put it in the hands of someone who doesn't know me. I know me best. Then take a breath and go ahead.

I would make far more money if every song were my own, but I don't write to fill up the album with my songs.

You leave home to seek your fortune and, when you get it, you go home and share it with your family.