I don't like hype cluttering art.

It's strange - some directors are really talented but they can be so precious when it comes to letting you be a part of it.

Sometimes a song can take up to a year to write, and because I waited that year and waited to work on it that day, it came up that extra 50 percent.

I book myself tight. If I have any time off, I get antsy.

With 'Bangarang,' I didn't make any announcement, no campaign. I just put it on my Facebook and some other places. That's how I've done everything with my previous records. I've always kept it organic.

There's been not a dime spent on marketing for any record I've ever put out.

The people who I grew up making music with, we've all grown up and become successful in different ways. My manager supported me since I was 16 and believed in me as a musician. He's been there since Day 1, and there's so much to be said about doing something with people that you love.