I really didn't try to make an effort to make urban music, but I am a product of my inspirations.

I think my style is kind of a cross between a skater hippie and an R&B star. If there were something I was going to endorse, it would probably be something like sneakers. Something that would be me.

I think the first half of my 20s I felt I had to achieve, achieve, achieve. A lot of men do this. I'm looking around now and I'm like, Where am I running?

I think it's the first idea I ever got about doing something on my own, because it was the first time I have ever really felt the confidence to do it.

You're not meant to do what's easy, you're meant to challenge yourself.

Your critics do not count. Their words will fade. You won't.

Listen, I'm not cool. Being cool is about keeping your blood pressure steady. So no. Don't be cool. Be passionate. Be dedicated. Be tenacious. Be uncompromising. Be pissed. Be happy. Be sad.