The depth of your struggle determines the height of your success.

When I think of musical geniuses, I think of Stevie Wonder, Marvin Gaye, Michael Jackson and Prince. That's who comes to mind.

Well, I believe that the depth of your struggle can determine the height of your success. I was inspired to come out of everything I've been through and end up in a place where I never thought that I would be.

Sometimes silence can seem so loud.

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.

I wouldn't be able to do the songs as long as I've been doing if I didn't feel the pulse of the world. But I can feel people and I know what they want. I feel like I know how they are, because I am the people. And I just have a gift.

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