Now that I'm coming out with my own record people can see I'm a solo artist.

I was a busy kid in high school - a little bit of an overachiever, I guess. Prom king was kind of silly, but the rest of the stuff was important to me.

I used to work for a management consulting company, so I dressed differently - business casual, probably a lot of things from Banana Republic. My wardrobe now is definitely more expensive, but I always dress for the occasion.

We should care about what is going on in the world.

I don't feel like that many musicians are competitive with each other.

There are more black men incarcerated today than there were slaves in 1850.

I'm trying to be me and embrace all the parts of me that have grown up, listened to more music and soaked up more influences.