I'm a musician. I play instruments. I dabble in the hip-hop field. That doesn't take vocal ability necessarily.

In so many areas, when you think about it, you never really see an actor cross over to music. It always music to acting and it's receivable because when music gives a form of entertainment of art to where it's very personable, it's a passion, it's an intimate type of art to when you hear it, it's them.

Trying to save a hater is like trying to teach astrophysics to a wino!

I just work - however people feel about it, I mean, at the end of the day, if I'm waiting for accolades, I could be waiting all my life, but I don't need that stuff to validate me. I just do what makes me happy.

Saturday morning, you knew what was cool by what was on 'Soul Train.'

I was 16 years old, driving to LA, and sleeping in my car, just trying to make it happen.

I am not worthy to be on a Mariah Carey record. She's a true artist, so I just step back and watch the genius occur.