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.

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

I am very conscious of who I am as an artist and as an inspirational person.

Within all of us there is a storm. Some believe it will never end: but he who has faith in the heavens above will weather any storm.

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

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

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.