As an artist, everybody has the opportunity to celebrate and speak their truth.

So much of your identity in junior high is built on who you're with. You see the world through the lens of how you identify and have been identified at that time.

My parents only played Isley Brothers, Marvin Gaye. That's when New Kids came out, and we wanted to jam that. My mom was like, "Put that thing off and put my damn record on". So from old school to '90s to recent, it's just always been there.

I remember being really young and having this voice inside that told me to trust my gut. And my gut has been really, really strong in my life. It's pretty vocal and it leads me.

I love music. But I'm not gonna work myself to death. If there ever comes a point where I'm not enjoying it, then I'm not gonna do it anymore. I've promised myself that. I've written it down on paper and signed a contract.

We are getting an education of a lifetime. We're actually out there in the real world.

What's important is that my family and I are all good.