As far as the fans, I always say it because it's the truth: without them I'm absolutely nothing.

You cant get much whiter than me.

You know, Steve Jobs came to the music industry and pitched them the idea and they kept shootin' him down and shootin' him down, and now he makes money off the whole music industry regardless. Which is a minor part of his empire, 'cause obviously it's gadgets that make him all of his money. But regardless, he has basically monopolized the music game.

I started doing shows in places that I couldn't pronounce, didn't know existed, and I've seen people that didn't speak English or Spanish rapping to every lyric and singing to every hook. I said, "This is the type of music that I want to do."

The thing with me and endorsements is it's harder for me to get endorsements because of the simple fact that I want in.

Now, with the Internet, you're either five years ahead or you're five years behind, and the music game is catchin' up right now.

I'm not a Reggaeton artist and I'm not a Crunk artist either.