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 have fun and party with everyone around the world. That's the only rule, to have fun.

I never have, but I would love to pick R. Kelly's brain.

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.

Breakfast is the most important meal of the day and I definitely have a hearty breakfast before I do anything.

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.