Music is always around, and it helps to heighten any emotion.

Ever since I've been blessed with success, I've struggled a little with anonymity and even family. I've had people calling asking for money, and I have to ask them first, 'Are you working? Have you been trying to help yourself?' Then I feel like I can help.

You let your past destroy you, or you use it to create something better

God has put me in a really good position where I can make the choices to walk away if something is not right, so that way I can keep my integrity.

Music is always around, and it helps to heighten any emotion.

If you don't want my God here, you don't want me here either. God has been too good to me to go and try to sell out to get some money...

I know that there are a lot of people out there with stories far worse than mine but you, too, can make it. To those of you who have, welcome to life. I celebrate you.