I think that American music, for me, it's a synthesis of a lot of different things. But for me growing up in North Carolina, the stuff that I was listening to, the things that I was hearing, it was all about Black music, about soul music.

Things started to get out of control when I began reading that I was a superstar.

Shower the people you love with love.

Something I do love about social media is how you can expand your idea. You can make an extension of your art as opposed to just using it for promotion.

It's the nature of human consciousness to look for trouble constantly, and we find it. We find it.

I know there are people who don't like their audience or like the experience of being recognized or celebrated, but my audience has been very good - they don't bother me and when they do contact me it's usually on the nicest possible terms.

I was in chemical jail.