I really try to be aware of the purpose of each song. There are songs on my record that I want people to have sex to, and songs people can listen to when they're pissed off.

[Songwriting is] something that I own - it's my property, it's my music, it's my voice.

I think the community that you're in really can define your ability to be at peace with your circumstances.

I think you are the best you can be when you feel free, when you feel open. So I think keeping that mentality, keeping positive, is key.

I had an emotional breakdown since I really had no idea what diabetes was all about. I wondered, 'why me?' Then I asked myself, 'why not me?' and realized that I might be able to help other kids with diabetes.

I know that each and everyone of you have felt, at one point, like you couldn't go on. But then you found hope. There's always a way to find hope. Remember that.

I think the differences between men and women, it's kind of hard to define what those are and the challenges, what they are. I think there are challenging things for everybody.