There's a constantly applicable nature to soul music, whereas sometimes pop music can be a periodical.

I've figured out my learning curve. I can look at something and somehow know exactly how long it will take for me to learn it.

The night I was recognized for 'Daughters' at the Grammys was the night this record started. I knew I had bought the time to learn everything I needed before I started this one. 'Continuum' is not a shot in the dark, it's not a guesstimation.

When you do an interview with me, you're talking to a cheap imitation of the person that I really am. There's no magic in my words, it's just me talking.

Look, demanding somebody do anything in this day and age is not going to fly.

I'm not really good at keeping my own secrets. I can keep other people's secrets pretty well. Unless they're really good and people deserve to hear them. And I'll disseminate the information accordingly.

I get recognized somewhere in between like local meteorologist and national meteorologist.