I love opera so much. I would never go back to doing it, but I love to listen - I'm grateful for it. I studied diction, breathing control, phrasing, why the song means something. You want to bring that across to your listeners.

I'm known for long colorful locs but I still don't take my hair too seriously. Changing it helps express who I am.

Know the business you're in for whatever you do, know it and understand how it works so you can be successful.

I'm always doubting because I've been told so much that, you're not the right look or you're not the right sound, and, you know, whether I do jazz or R&B there are always complaints.

There's always a story in music, and it's expressed through my music.

Let your work speak for you.Stay humble.And just DO the work.

I'm everything I'm made of. So a part of me is made of classical music. I'm grateful for it.