I'm not going away fast; I've been around for a while, and plan to be around for a while more.

When I lose touch with the audience and the reality of what life really is, I'll be Vanilla Ice or something.

My parents were Christian.

When you find the talent, it's always raw, and when you put the talent in the formula, you get the Knocks.

I was looking for Quincy Jones, that's who I was obsessed with. Watching Mike [Jackson], I always knew that I had to be a showman on stage, because when people come to you live you always want them to come back. You gotta give them something to remember.

The voice of an Angel, the Heart of a Lamb, the spirit of a Lioness, the presence of a Goddess, love you R.I.P Whitney Houston.

When I rap, I get to express myself in a way where putting words together is like poetry, and sometimes it's better to talk in certain expressions than sing, you know? So I love, I love to rhyme when I want to express certain things.