I like to give people more than their money's worth.

This album was designed to touch your soul.

I've programmed myself musically to come up with love-feeling tracks that are romantic, sexy, but classy, all in one. And that's the challenge. Once I create that music, then the lyrical content starts to come - you know, the stories and things like that.

You know, I'm no different from a fireman. You got to run into a fire no matter how big the blaze is.

All of a sudden you're like the Bin Laden of America. Osama Bin Laden is the only one who knows what I'm going through.

I know my past is not what my future holds.

I was the highest-paid street performer, probably, in the history of Chicago. I was making like $800 a day.