There's a certain confidence that comes with being sure about the way the world works.

Hip-hop and R&B are especially fertile bases of collaboration. It always makes good records and good music.

I was in an a cappella group in school, so it particularly helped me keep my piano chops up.

I like cool jackets - a nice fall or winter coat. You can get a lot of use out of it, and you'll wear it frequently, so it can really set the tone of your uniform for the season.

I've always followed politics, and I think politics is everybody's business because we're electing someone who's going to be making important decisions that will affect all of our lives.

We're just ordinary people. We don't know which way to go.

I always saw myself as a singer-songwriter, a solo-artist, that's why working with other artists was never satisfying for me.