I think that for me personally, a lot of my choices have been to do with my own issues of not feeling safe as a child and feeling a sense of stability.

In any big spectacular, it's really difficult to have enough voices to cover all the vocal parts. To give the audience the complete experience they're expecting, there is some reinforcement, some playback that everybody's hearing. Sometimes it's background vocals, but sometimes it will be actually vocal tracks. It's so hard to ensure, with no safety net ... you're not gonna get another shot at it, you have to have stability. I think it's very naïve of a lot of people to think that when you see someone open their mouth, they're really singing.

You really have to look inside yourself to find your inner strength.

I want to collaborate with me 'cause I've done so many collaborations that after a certain point unless you're really working with a certain caliber of an artist, there's no point [to collaborate].

when you feel like hope is gone, look inside you and be strong and you'll finally see the truth- that hero lies in you.

Sipping Bailey's Cream by the stereo, trying to find relief on the radio. I'm suppressing the tears.

I hope to be around past the 90's. I don't want to just be categorized as one of this era. My goal is to have a career that stands.