That's really my goal now. I'm trying to be a positive role model to my kids and to just enjoy this ride, because it's hard. It's hard to enjoy it when you're in it.

When I first came out, like a lot of the artists at that time, I had a very polished, very overproduced sound.

I just try to get out of my own way because if anyone is their own worst enemy, it's usually you.

I smoked some pot as a kid, but I just never did drugs.

I'm not looking to go out there and make a rhythmic Timbaland track.

Sometimes it takes some time out on your own to find your way back home.

Emotional pain makes me want to isolate. Or hit back. It's very tough to rise above my natural inclinations. I'm always working on this.