I don't believe in luck. ... It's persistence, hard work, and not forgetting your dream.

Marvin Gaye is our John Lennon. The longer he's gone, the more young people appreciate his art. 'What's Going On' was a work of genius far ahead of it's time.

I was out once and had wine and I got sick to my stomach, and I vowed I would never drink again.

I like to read. Autobiographies.

Competition is great. And as long as it's friendly and not a malicious thing, then I think it's cool.

Another side to me is this very sexual being. When I look back on my life, it's always been there. It's been there since I was 10 years old, having the imagination that I had.

When I'm feeling down on myself or not feeling good about who I am, or maybe something happened and I'm feeling depressed, I eat to fill that void. Afterwards I'll beat myself up about it. I regret doing it, but I'll turn around and do it again.