My life has been full of struggles - coming from a troubled home, moving out when I was fifteen, ending up homeless by eighteen. The one thing I always knew was being jaded and bitter was equal to letting life win.

I've always had a love for poetry and when I got signed to a record label I thought, 'How odd that I'm doing a record before a book of poetry.'

Lots of people have gone from public housing to do great things in the world and have a tremendous sense of duty to their fellow man because of it.

I enjoy hard work, I love setting goals and achieving them.

I developed a loyal following. No one knew I was homeless.

I was homeless and I was in San Diego and I started singing in a local coffee shop and people started coming to hear me sing.

We can't underestimate the value of silence. We need to create ourselves, need to spend time alone. If you don't, you risk not knowing yourself and not realizing your dreams.