When people say stuff like, "Oh, that's soft rock. I don't listen to that," I find that elitist. It's music-racist.

It's always been most important for me to figure out "my space" rather than trying to check out what everyone else is up to, minute by minute. Technology is making it easier to connect to other people, but maybe harder to keep connected to yourself-- and that's essential for any artist, I think.

Rosa Parks sat so Martin Luther King could walk. Martin Luther King walked so Obama could run. Obama's running so we all can fly.

I think Lil Wayne is extremely talented. I think he's one of the most talented ones out there.

You can't turn a bad girl good, but once a good girls' gone bad, she's gone forever.

You not feeling me, fine. It costs you nothing, pay me no mind.

A wise man told me don't argue with fools. Cause people from a distance can't tell who is who.