People are just afraid of things too much … Sure, evil exists, extremism exists. Somebody could commit a hate crime and hurt me. But they could do the same just because I'm black. They could do the same just because I'm American.

You just do what you can and you have as much fun as possible.

I booked my first studio at like 12 or 13. Somewhere in that season of my life, singing along with the radio became me wanting to be on radio, you know.

If it brings me to my knees, it's a bad religion

You can't think. You just have to do things.

I don't have any secrets I need kept any more.

It's just really about trying to do whatever it is I do at a level of excellence. That's really all I'm trying to do while I'm here.