Impossible is possible if you put your mind into it and don't give up.

In 1971, Bossier City, Louisiana, there was a teenage girl who was pregnant with her second child. She was a high school dropout and a single mom, but somehow she managed to make a better life for herself and her children. She encouraged her kids to be creative, to work hard and to do something special. That girl is my mother and she's here tonight. And I just want to say, I love you, Mom. Thank you for teaching me to dream.

It's nice if people ask to use your song. You have to make a decision as an artist how you feel about that.

I understand a lot of the female needs. I'm not saying I know all of them all the time though.

I’m pretty masochistic. I kill myself for my craft – Literally

It's not only music. It's not only art. It's a community. It's a sense of having a place to belong.

I showed up in L.A. with $500 and a backpack and I stayed at a shelter, so nobody handed me anything. I worked for every single thing that I have.