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

Singing and being truthful to a song... I've developed that skill, and I know how to do that real instinctively, that's all I've been doing for the last 25 years.

I came out the box and for seven years I had a huge career. And then it's done, it's dumped. But I ain't gone, and I refuse to be gone.

Did people think I sounded black? Totally, but that was a marketing tool as well, but also this is how I grew up and these are my influences.

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

Forget things and have a quiet moment.

I know peace exists. And we are always changing. It's scary.