Nowhere on earth has more soul than Detroit.

I make soul music for hip-hop heads. It's music I'd want to sample if I were a rapper.

My dad calls me 'Mac' a lot, from 'Mike Tyson's Punch Out' - Little Mac is the main character. I was obsessed. I can still beat Mike Tyson on 'Punch Out.'

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

I didn't appreciate Mick Jagger until I got older, and mainly because of the Mick Jagger swagger. He defined that for the world. He was bold and adventurous with it, too - just the ultimate rock star.

I don't want kids listening to my music thinking it's for their parents. I want them to feel it's theirs.

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