I definitely dislike pomposity and artifice. I hope that I'm not that. Once I write a song, it belongs to the world, and the way people perceive it, it's cool.
Success and failure are equally surprising.
I never felt entitled to anything. I'm the hardest worker I know.
Americans think that if you're popular, there must be something wrong with you.
What I do isn't black music, it's just my music.
I was just like a 21st century person waiting to be born, and this is the medium that I thrive in. And I feel stronger now than I did any time since I've been a teenager - I mean, musically, creatively.