I had to appreciate other things about music, like the writing and the cadence and dealing with producers. I became a student. I wanted to learn the actual idea of what this industry was before I could creatively speak a lot of the things that I wanted to speak.

The same people neglecting and hating are the ones going through issues in their own lives, and they're scared to face that.

We get discouraged sometimes when people look at surface only and neglect the message.

I've learned that you only become as creative as you possibly can by staying independent.

I always thought music was open to all things.

I've always loved literature, and the best books I read were always trilogies.

Color has always evoked emotion for me: visually, internally, emotionally.