My new question was, What do you do when your dreams come true? My answer was: Find new ones.

When I create music, it is a reflection of my soul, my experiences in life and my relationships with other people and cultures. Psychology, and understanding who we are as people in this world, is present in almost every creative thought I have.

When it comes down to music, I have no balance. I am 100 percent. It is like full throttle. Five hundred miles an hour.

All you need is passion. If you have a passion for something, you'll create the talent.

Well, besides being entertained, I’d like to move them emotionally. I mean I really want to uplift them. I want to look down at the audience, and this is personal experiences now I’m going to tell you. It’s like you look down at the audience and see people smiling, crying, hugging each other. I want them on their way home to feel empowered like they can do anything.

That adage about genius being 5 percent inspiration and 95 perspiration - it's true.

It’s a cliché - but true - that life is not a dress rehearsal. You get to do it once, so do it well.