I feel like Harriet Tubman, except I am trying to free people through underground music, to free themselves creatively and inspirationally.

Lauryn Hill, P-Funk, Marvin Gaye, Public Enemy - I have a very diverse palate for music. I can go from Judy Garland to Jimi Hendrix to Stevie Wonder to Rachmaninoff. I just love great music.

Don’t get high off praises, and don’t get too low on critiques.

I'm not a politician; I'm an artist. So I always feel the need to give the unfiltered truth, (or) what I think is the truth, at least.

I have not lost any of my crazy, fearless, raw, soulful, eclectic side and I plan on continuing to tell universal stories in an unforgettable way.

Everything is about balance. You can't work, work, work, work without any play.

I always think about the next generation and creating a different blueprint for them. That's my goal: to let them know there's another way.