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

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

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.

Just remember; someone loves everything you hate about yourself.

My TV ain't HD, that's too real

We were poor. But my mom never accepted that. She worked hard to become a residential contractor - got her master's with honors at the University of New Orleans. I used to go to every class with her. Her father was my paternal figure.

With my art, it's the one thing that I know will outlive me and outlive my feelings. It will outlive my depressive seasons.