I'll always write music. Whether I release a record, whether I let the public hear it or not, I'm always writing music.

Every song that I've done is me in one way or another.

I'm creating music - it doesn't matter if anyone else likes it.

I'll always write music. Whether I release a record, whether I let the public hear it or not, I'm always writing music.

Every little kid that steps on the court or the field has aspirations to go pro. I think being a pro basketball player is the best job. The thing I had to realize was that I can't do every dream that I have.

I was a nerd academically. But I was also an athlete and a musician. I never wanted to be shut out of any situation. I think it was that more than anything.

I used to play pianos in bars. You know in hotels, you'd see guys playing piano with a snifter? That was me, with a painted-on mustache. I was about 15.