I have trouble with any kind of focus or concentrating, or getting anything done at all, really.

My mom. She really encouraged me. That's the trouble with education: Unless you have a really supportive parent, you get left behind.

In terms of content, a lot of rap is crap, with all the sexism and homophobic bullshit. It's incredible how rappers are always preaching nonconformity - you know, "I'm just gonna go my own way and be my own man and blah blah blah" - but they're the first ones to do so many things that they have to do. They have to do that hip-hop thing, a certain way of walking, and it's so conformist.

You have to reflect honestly what's around you in your music. I think a lot of people are just obsessed with their own relationships, so that is an honest reflection of what they see. A lot of people don't go much deeper than that.

In the hierarchy of instruments, if you're a harpist, you're considered someone with a brain much more than if you're a singer.

Love is such a fleeting emotion. It's such a small part of the things you do in your life.

I think people at most record labels really like music, but it's hard because everything is so subjective, and everyone's so creative in their own right.