I just know that I'm a fan of all different kinds of genres. You're supposed to be free doing music, and that's how I feel.

You have to envision your life, and then go backwards.

I'm a big fan of songs like Joe Cocker's 'You Are So Beautiful' and Eric Clapton's 'Wonderful Tonight' - songs that go straight to the point.

My dad was into the 1950s doo-wop era. If you look at those groups, or at James Brown, Jackie Wilson and the Temptations in the 1960s, you'll see you had to be sharp onstage.

Doo-wop is special music to me because it's so straightforward and melody-driven and captures emotions.

As proud as I am of Doo-Wops I feel like, 'Oh, man. People haven't seen nothing. They don't even know what I'm about to do,' and that's what I can't wait to show the world.

Be in control. Know who you are. And don't try to be different just to be different.