I never allowed my fear to limit me.

I think it's impossible to actually be a role model. I think on some level, you'll have your flaws or defects of character, regardless.

You either pray or worry. Don't do both.

At that age, it's one of the worse things in the world to wake up and not see your bike where you left it.

I think either you're creative or you're not. In general, I don't think you need to be in pain to actually be creative unless you're writing love songs. Then you might need to have some ups and downs within your emotions to start to capture that.

I don't think it makes me a role model. I think it makes me inspiring. Cause I'm from the bottom I think they look at me and go 'well, if he made it, I can make it'

I was surrounded by too many people who felt that they had a strong sense of entitlement. That I owed them something.