I wasn't allowed to listen to a lot of music growing up. It wasn't until I started to make my gospel record when I was around 14 or 15 that I started to be exposed to more outside influences.

I have a confidence because my research shows that I should just really trust my instincts.

Acceptance is the key to be truly free.

I get a lot of the ideas when I'm resting - either when I'm meditating or getting some kind of work done on my back, like physical therapy or acupuncture. That's where I get my best ideas, maybe because I'm balancing my body.

My fans are the best. I mean if there was a war, I think they'd definitely win just because they'd kill them with kindness.

I really like to look like a history book. I can look 1940s, I can look 1970s hippie-chic, or sometimes I'll pull that '80s Brooklyn hip-hop kid with the door-knocker earrings.

We're technology obsessed. I think it's easier to text than to actually say hi to someone.