I think in a world where everyone wants to categorize and compartmentalize and rationalize, it's OK to be different.

I'm a firm believer that when children have a strong conviction about something, it's often because there's some powerful experience from a past life. Something that they didn't get to fulfill.

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

I associate creativity with independent music.

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.

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.

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