I learned to trust women's ears when it comes to hearing music a lot more than other men.

I'm always looking for just the right song that has something to say.

The first job I got when I was in high school was working for a department store in New York. I worked in the stockroom. That's when I learned that I couldn't work for anyone else, because I was spoken to in a way that I wasn't spoken to at home.

Timing is everything. It is not so much about who you know, especially now with the Internet, because anybody can become a superstar overnight.

It's not easy staying relevant in the marketplace.

I refused to be disrespected. So, at 16, of course, I was a gentleman about it, but I told them and it cost me my job.

When you create something out of nothing it's the most thrilling thing.