Having good health, being able to breathe and be happy, that's one of the most beautiful gifts. On top of that, I have the gift to play music and make people happy through that. I'm just telling you from my heart, I'm so in love with life.

The majors, they have to control the distribution, the record outlets, the radio and, in some cases, even the venues. And downloading and pirating have also put pressure on the majors.

I don't like rap that you can't understand. The youth is so quick and alert.

Only a certain number of people go to a store over the period of a year. When a person sees my record on the shelf, it eliminates someone else's record from being sold. It's about continuing to try to find new ways to sell records.

It's a wonderful feeling just being in this creative motif.

Now I get exposure first with people directly in the clubs. This is a unique situation for me.

Soul has no musical geographical or racial boundaries.