I'm very competitive; it's not enough just to have a few number ones. I want to have 200.

There's a bunch of people who sit around and make excuses for themselves and get upset with artists, but you already know what this is - it's an ego-driven business.

You're put in certain situations and it kind of opens up those doors and it opens up your eyes to realize what your true calling was.

It takes a different mindset to be successful in anything; that's why there's not a lot of super duper successful people, because it's guys I know who may be ten times more talented than me, but they don't work as hard.

I listen to all types of different music. I go to different festivals. I'm around music.

It's a gift that I have and I became good at it. When I heard my first song I didn't even know that I could write songs.

I always say this to people: 'If Shaq can be in the NBA for 19 years and dominate for 19 years using his body, why can't I be in the music industry for 50 years using my brain when my brain is way stronger than anyone's body?' I have to have a successful record company, more hit records. I want to dominate the game.