I grew up in Baltimore which is a one of the biggest drug cities. I've seen a lot of drugs... so it was always around me, but I never really indulged in those type of activities. I never used drugs in my life and I was blessed enough with the wisdom and the strength to move forward.

The free market is at its best when everybody works in a fish bowl and tells you their point of view The hedge funds and portfolio managers have a right to do this We've muted the analysts and their presence in the system.

I think when I say universal, it means making a project that everybody can enjoy but also a project where they're getting closer to you.

I'm doing more than just making songs for the radio. I want it to be a well rounded sounding experience.

If someone throws a banana at me in the street, I will go to prison because I will kill him.

I grew up in Baltimore which is a one of the biggest drug cities. I've seen a lot of drugs... so it was always around me, but I never really indulged in those type of activities. I never used drugs in my life and I was blessed enough with the wisdom and the strength to move forward.

Now the novels that are read are purely entertainment – well done, very polished, with a very effective technique – but not literature, just entertainment.