I probably wouldn't be singing if not for Michael Jackson. When I started singing, I didn't like my tone until my mom put me on to Michael Jackson and Stevie Wonder, so listening to the way they used their instrument helped me get more comfortable with my own.

Michael Jackson will live forever through the thing that he put all of his life energy into: his music. I will do my part to keep the melody alive, to keep the energy forever changing form, but never ever dying!! Long live Michael Jackson.

What I definitely learnt from Michael Jackson is that simple is almost always better. As a songwriter, as an artist period.

There is no pain like the first time you get your heart broken.

What is hot now will not be hot tomorrow, I promise you. Trends are made to die. It's the truth.

Women wanted to be viewed as equals to men. So men were like, 'You wanna be viewed as equal to me, then open your own damn door.' But I still don't view it as an excuse to be an a**hole.

The essence of being a gentleman is to understand the way you're supposed to treat a respectable woman.