Success is all about having the confidence to shoot for something even if it seems impossible.

I learned how music works dealing with Jermaine Dupri, and I learned how image works dealing with Puff Daddy. ... Singing is an acting role within itself...I've gone through a lot of trial and error to find what works and what doesn't. With that comes an understanding of how to offer the same opportunities to other artists. ... In my opinion the world is in need of real soul music. ... I'm a flamboyant type of guy, a cooler version of Liberace. ... I'm a younger Morgan Freeman. ... I've been working so hard, I'm about to have a Mariah Carey.

The more youth begin to recognize that they have a voice, the more change is possible.

I can win those four-chair turns all day.

I like a woman who takes care of herself - it says something about the way she'll care for me.

I have this bodyguard so if I get tired of signing Autographs I ask him to step in. It's hard because people get angry at you, but I've got a life to live too.

If you don't EVOLVE, you dissolve. You evolve or you evaporate.