Start saving your pennies now. People spend $300 on crazy things all the time, things like handbags. So work all year, scrape the money together, and come to my show. I’m worth it.

Beauty's where you find it; not just where you bump and grind it.

People hear the soul, black influence in my voice. I grew up listening to CKLW and all the black stations like WLBS.

I don't think anyone strives to be anything negative. I just think that it's our nature to only focus on a few things in life and forget about a lot of other stuff.

The media is something that affects a lot of people, so you're constantly trying to strike a balance between respecting something and not caring about it.

Many people see Eva Peron as either a saint or the incarnation of Satan. That means I definitely can identify with her.

Whenever I do my live shows, I feel artistically inspired and excited because I get to do and say a lot of things that I can't if I just make a record. A lot of times it's the only way people are going to hear my music because you don't get to have your music played on Top 40 if you're above the age of 35.