I'm very responsible. And with ability you have to have responsibility. I'm not perfect. But you have to make sure that your children will know that daddy makes mistakes.

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

My mother always told me if you write about life, you will always be in the game. Just don't write songs write life. I decided to take her up on that.

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

Take away the In God We Trust, tell me what the hell is wrong with us.

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.

I only feel sorry for weak people. And mostly what I've come to find is that the weak people are the ones that are the haters.