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

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

I'm a nice guy, but I like to get into trouble.

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 the goal is in general to broaden my fans' perspectives and their horizons. Not to be cliché. But to introduce them to things that they may not have introduced to themselves.

The grass isn't always greener on the other side. I start off kind of in love and then I leave love and I'm single.

There's a lot of stuff in the club that's like, it's cool there because you're drinking and all you wanna do is do ignorant sh*t.