Success will come. Or it won't. But I think you can only make a go at it in a big way by fully being yourself and taking risks. People can feel risks.

Do not be precious about your music within your own world. Try everything you want to try; just because it exists doesn't mean it's done.

Don't say yes to everything. Learn how to say no, because people respect a no.

Radio is so cutthroat, but I do feel like the music industry is structured so differently than it used to be. I'm amazed and in awe of artists who can build a parallel universe that's so big and clearly defined that the mainstream finally has to pay attention.

Playing to bigger audiences at festivals got me in the mindset of writing music that I would sing to a crowd.

There's this corporate machine giving us a chance to access radio - though there's no guarantee.

It's a lot different being a hip-hop artist. You just show up with a piece of paper with your words on it, say it in the mic, then you leave and some other guy does all the music.