You're younger, you might want to go to clubs and kick it, but as you get older, you start seeing that life has more meaning to it. The people that you love are the people you want to start trusting and start wanting them to trust you and start respecting them.

I want America to know that you can't believe everything you hear, and nowadays, you can't believe everything you see.

They say marriage will change you but it didn't change me. Being in love changed me.

I want people to notice my writing abilities are real and that I'm not just stuck in one situation.

If there's no fire, there's no scream. If there's no scream, then no one hears you and no one comes to help you in the first place. The depth of my struggle has definitely determined the height of my success. To be able to teach my kids not just about success but about the struggle that comes with it.

This album was designed to touch your soul.

When I was performing on streets, there was no pressure. People accepted me. They loved me without knowing me.