That is the difference between a good song and a bad song lyrically - if you can listen to it and put yourself in that place, or see that person in that place, normally it is a pretty good song.

My mom was the picture of the blue-collar mom: Two and three and four jobs to make sure that me and my sister never needed, that was her thing

I watch cartoons the way most adults watch reality-TV shows.

I feel there is always room for good music. I want to reach people's soul with my lyrics through whatever vessel God chooses.

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.

If you believe in yourself, it doesn't matter what others might be telling you is impossible. It's all up to you!

I have my diehard R&B fans on one side of the spectrum and my diehard pop and dance fans on the other side of the spectrum.