Just to be able to release an album back in the day when I came out was very gratifying. Most people were not given the opportunity.

My strategy has always been to give people just enough of me, then pull back. That way, they'll want more.

Today on social media, you can release anything and everybody will hear it. Back in the day, that was your only outlet, getting a deal with a record company and them distributing it around the world.

I look at music now as just something to keep you relevant.

The people that buy music might not be able to afford to buy music. It might not even be a situation where people don't want to buy your stuff. It might be a situation where they can't afford to buy it because food prices are too high. I can respect that.

Get off my back, save a heart attack, ain't nobody humpin' around.

My whole thing has always been as long as everybody else is going through it, I can go through it as well.