I've always made sure that I tour with bands that people aren't expecting me to tour with.

I shopped at J. Crew in high school, I studied computer science. I was a nerd-nerd, now I'm a music-nerd.

I just want to make music as long as I can and reach as many people as I can.

Nowhere on earth has more soul than Detroit.

Even when I was a hip-hop DJ I always kept it classy. The motto is always 'flashy but classy.' You've got to be original and stand out from the crowd and take some chances. But you've always got to keep it classy.

A big part of the Motown formula was, they took music and turned it into this sort of automotive assembly line. They were cranking out 10 songs a day in that studio, or more.

A lot of people think I live in a soul bubble.