I stuck with my education, you know, I really did that for my grandma. It meant a lot to her that I finished school and in the grand scheme of things it was her who had saved and helped provide for me this opportunity to go to school.

I had a job since I was old enough to work - since I was, like, 14.

If you get comfortable, that's how you fall off.

I've matured as a person and so has the music... It's gotten more sophisticated and interesting I think.

Never give up and never conform.

I was slicking my hair back when I was in sixth grade.

Sometimes when you meet stars, on one hand you're like, "You're who I'm inspired by, you're who I look up to." On the other hand you're like, "I wanna be in the same kind of shoes that you're in." That's how I've always seen myself. Some of me is star-struck, some of me feels like I'm looking at a peer. They're another person who sees the world the same way I do, who already did it. It's inspiring.