I've Cried Over String Arrangements.

When I Got Into The Music Industry, I Wasn't Focused On Being The Most Famous Artist Or Even Getting A Major Record Deal. It Was Just To Make Music On My Own Terms Or Create My Own Image, Do My Own Hair, Do My Own Makeup.

Lauryn Hill, P-funk, Marvin Gaye, Public Enemy - I Have A Very Diverse Palate For Music. I Can Go From Judy Garland To Jimi Hendrix To Stevie Wonder To Rachmaninoff. I Just Love Great Music.

I Feel Myself Becoming The Fearless Person I Have Dreamt Of Being. Have I Arrived? No. But I'm Constantly Evolving And Challenging Myself To Be Unafraid To Make Mistakes.

I'm Always Thinking About Young People First When I'm Writing Music. Whenever I Can Reach That Young Person And Inspire Them To Go After Their Own Dreams, Start Their Own Movement Just Like I Did With Wondaland. Starting Their Own Tribe And Showing People That We Are Not All The Same, We're Not All Monolithic. I Think That's What It's All About For Me.

When You Realize It's Your Responsibility To Be A Leader And Create The World That You Want To See, You Have To Do It.