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.

Confusion makes people uncomfortable. They can't put their finger on me.

What motivates it is life. Life is everything. Life influences my music and brings it forth. Life is always changing, so I'm always hearing new music.

God forbid you sing about love. It's a lost concept.

It doesn't take a lot to get me motivated. I'm a studio rat. When I was in high school and I would walk into a recording studio, it felt like this magical place, this temple, this womb that I could escape into.

People see my photos and think I labor over my image and I'm this cool, brooding artist. But I'm just having fun with it.

I want to get away, I want to fly away. Yeah, yeah, yeah.