When you go through life, when you go through different things, you take risks, you question yourself. I think everybody does, at some point in their life, question themselves.

This is America - you're allowed to say and do what you want and what you say and do defines who you are as a person.

I love knowing that people are connecting to my lyrics, my music and me.

Melodies are important. I always kind of pride myself on my melodies.

If youve ever lived in Chicago, anyone who has, they know what a winter in Chicago is like. To be going through a tough time here in the winter would be just be all the more worse.

Doing charity work is always cool. It's always a good thing.

My music comes from my emotion, always.