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.

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

I think women's ears are a lot more sensitive. Men are going to follow whatever appeals to women.

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

A friend of mine that happened to be a DJ at another club actually offered me a job [as a DJ]. I didn't think I could do it but he said, "You know all the music. You are at all the parties, and everybody knows you."

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.

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