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

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

What I will say is that Naz and I are not together just because we like to hang out. The purpose is finding someone that you can spend the rest of your life with, for me anyways.

There's just something really, really timeless about live instruments. There's just something special about them that you can't really duplicate or grasp without including live instruments.

I want to be transparent, so I don't leave room for too much thinking.

Most people know my music based on the singles, and think of it as scandalously romantic. There's definitely a romantic vibe, but I often sing things that are very direct. I don't beat around the bush much.

Historically, black music has influenced other cultures and other genres and created other genres.