I grew up painting and playing piano so when I was a little kid I thought I was going to be an artist or a painter but my mom had me taking piano lessons for about 10-12 years as a young kid.

When I was in high school, if my favorite band got too popular, I'd watch carefully.

I liked the piano. I always liked playing. I just hated homework.

I know at one point I had bright red hair and I had bracelets from my wrist up to my elbow and I was wearing size 50 pants. I wouldn't wear that today, but I'm not embarrassed about wearing it back then any more.

If I weren't making music, I'd be the kid who writes into the magazines and says, "why don't you guys ever cover anything that's different? Hip hop is so much of the same thing over and over again." I love hip hop, so I wanted to make an album from that standpoint, 'cause that's who I am.

As a creative person you just get an idea in your head, and sometimes you just can't shake it off.

Id rather get up early and go out and do something than stay up late and screw up my body.