In Europe there's the upper crust, and these are long, historically families and social systems that have certain established rules that's harder to break into.

It's important to me that the words that I put out there into the cosmos, into the universe, be empowering or somehow positive for people that hear them, or maybe be cathartic if someone is having a relationship that's having a tough time.

The responsibility of carrying and bringing a new life into this world is one that cannot be taken lightly.

Music is almost mystical to me. It really has an incredibly powerful force.

Wherever there's a human being there's going to be somebody that tries to hold you back.

We seal our fate with the choices we take, but don't give a second thought to the chances we take.

It's a universal story, it's an immigrant story, and it's a love story. In the United States, if you believe in yourself and you're determined and persevere, you're going to succeed.