I was thinking about dying the other day the death thought came while I was sitting on the toilet peeing - that's where I have my most contemplative thoughts.

I keep telling everyone that I want to start a revolution but no one is taking me seriously. If I had black skin and an afro, would you take me seriously? If I was an Arab waving a hand grenade, would you take me seriously?

Just because I'm presented life in a certain way doesn't mean I do all these things. It's just something I choose to express.

I want to appeal to people's sense of humanity and interconnectedness. I feel like I have the platform I'm standing on for a reason. It's not just to make people happy and get people to dance and sing, to feel an escape. It's also to get people to listen and to bring important issues to the forefront.

I get strength from my art - all the paintings I own are powerful.

You have to reinvent to stay fresh, to stay in the game

I know I can feel bad, when I get in a bad mood, and the world can look so sad, only you make me feel good.