Beyond [Barack Obama] having made history as the first African-American president, I hope that he gets re-elected for what he does while in office, not for his skin color. I certainly believe he has the capacity.

I mean, there are only so many notes. What makes something original is how you put it together.

The image is an image.

I'm definitely happy with everything I've done. I stand behind it. You'll always be saying, "Well, I could change that, or I would do that differently." But you have to let it be what it is.

Beyond [Barack Obama] having made history as the first African-American president, I hope that he gets re-elected for what he does while in office, not for his skin color. I certainly believe he has the capacity.

I feel like I'm only in the beginning of my career. I've only made five albums. It's not a lot.

I think it'd be a real nightmare to put a record out and sell 20 million copies and then that's it.