You can have a lot of New York and still see what's going on in the rest of the world, I think - like in China.

I have never gotten into the label thing.

You know, you do need mentors, but in the end, you really just need to believe in yourself.

I've never been damaged or hurt by press. It's just that I think it's unfair to use your name in media.

I don't judge people by their sexual orientation or the color of their skin, so I find it really hard to identify someone by saying that they're a gay person or a black person or a Jewish person.

My children come first and the career comes in around that.

I really don't think that Detroit was any different than New York of Boston or Philadelphia. Kids always wanted to listen to music outside because that's where they hung out with their friends.