It doesn't matter if you are a musician, a business leader, a president or a student. We all have a responsibility to give back.

Education is literally the difference between success and failure, or even life and death for many children.

By giving every child a fair start, we are improving our collective future, including the private sector's ability to find talent in a very competitive global marketplace.

My main hope for my children would be that whatever profession or calling they choose in life, that they pursue it with passion.

I have always loved performing.

After all, by providing early access to medicine, nutrition and stimulation, early childhood development creates lifelong improvements in health, cognitive development, school achievement, and social equality.

Fame isolates people from reality. That happens to many artists, and I don't want it to happen to me.