I just think that Jack White is the consummate artist - an artist's artist. I'm a huge fan.

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

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

Underground hip-hop is, like, one of my foundations, I would say a cornerstone of my foundation of my musical tastes.

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.

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've always had this tremendous and very deep feeling of knowing my purpose, you know? It never dawned on me, it always very much known.