I'm not talking about Russia in my music. I've never been to Russia. I'm not talking about Africa, Switzerland, China. I'm talking about me being American and growing up in a crazy world and helping to reflect all different sides of life.

I used to keep a dictionary and work with it and then I realized there are more words that exist in the English language than there are in this dictionary.

If I made an album just to sell you a story about how I'm the man, it really doesn't show any human side to me. It's good to talk about what's real and what's relevant.

I didn't really do many business ventures throughout my career because I would have an idea and then before I'd have a chance to make something of it, I'd see someone else do it. I just liked to watch my fellow artists become entrepreneurs and be people who can inspire the next generation. I did that more with my songs.

I fell in love with words and I think that made my mom smile. I think that was cool for her.

I think it's harder to make a classic now, not because of what people say, but because artists now are so concerned with what people say.

I guess entertainment means blatantly lyin'