Which not peace for the man who is forced to go to war, for he will find his peace. But wish peace for the man who goes to war willingly, for he will never find his peace.

I think at any point, as an artist, whatever the medium - just having an audience means the world.

For me, the creative process for me always starts in a personal place. I step away from my iPod or any records or CDs.

I'm not here to write a song for you, I'm here to help you write a song for yourself.

A lot of people forget that R&B put hip-hop on, R&B put rock on.

I mean, there's plenty of artists who are making R&B music, but because of their ethnicity, it's considered something else.

You can't take yourself too seriously. But always have conviction.