Every day was a struggle. Forget making plans for life - we were just trying to make it to next week.

I could make the bad guys good for a weekend.

Two years gives you enough time to grow and to change, and to, you know, change your priorities. Change where you live, change your hair, change what you believe in, change who you hang out with, what’s influencing you, what’s inspiring you. And in the process of all of those changes in the last two years, my music changed.

In a relationship each person should support the other; they should lift each other up.

My parents taught me never to judge others based on whom they love, what color their skin is, or their religion.

I wanted us to have a friendly relationship [with Kanye West]. He promised to play the song for me, but he never did.

Sophistication isn't what you wear or who you know, or pushing people down to get you where you want to go... soon your gonna find stealing other people toys on the playground won't make you many friends.