I've lived my life dealing with everybody. And that's how it's always been for me.

I made the record that my life had me make. Each one is like a diary.

My mother's side of the family is from the Bahamas, and I spent time there on and off when I was growing up. It's the place where I feel at peace.

It's a trip to have a Greatest Hits record. It's a trip.

You've got your entourage and people that help you make whatever happen around you. Everything's crazy and you're not paying attention to your inner feelings because you're so busy. I couldn't take it.

I never sit down to write or say, "Today, I have to record something." I wait to hear it and then I go for it.

I come in with this rock 'n' roll-oriented music, and it's not black enough . . . I've always had to deal with this black-white thing.