You only know that you’re in love when you suffer.

I don't think I live the lifestyle that's expected of a quote unquote R&B artist. I'm just not that dude.

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

I know I'm a very dynamic performer. Once you come to the show, you're gonna want to have the album. I think it's more about showing people that it's OK to share similarities, but it's more important to embrace your individuality.

I feel like R&B as a genre has become a caricature of itself.

I'm lonely and I'm still kind of searching for someone I can have a real connection with.

I would say that the most complex style of singing comes from India. Real, classical Indian music produces probably the best technical and natural singers in the world, just because the patterns and the inflection are so complex in how the style moves and what it requires vocally. I think the best classical singers come from India.