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The Fans Of 'the Hunger Games,' Of The Book, Are Very Passionate. It's Funny: Even At My Concerts There Are People Holding Up 'cinna' Signs.

When I Was A Kid And I Bought A Record, I Ripped That Thing Open, I Wanted To Know Who Was Playing What, What Studio It Was Cut At, Who Was The String Arranger, Who Was The Engineer.

I Was Taught By My Grandfather That Anything That Your Mind Can Conceive, You Can Have. It's A Reality.

I Was An Actor When I Was A Teenager And It Could Have Been The Direction That I Headed In. But Music And My Relationship With Music Is Quite Deep, And It Really Is The Nucleus Of My Creativity. So I Gave Up Acting So I Could Pursue Music Fully, And I Never Thought About Really Going Back. And Then [director] Lee Daniels Met Me And Wanted To Work With Me, And That's How It Started.

I'm Experiencing The Mood To Go Out And Share The Music. I Don't Look At These Concerts As A Platform For People To Watch Me, Look At Me. No, A Tour Is About An Interaction. A Thing, Myself, A Band, And The People Who Support What I Do And Enjoy What I Do.