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Music Wasn't Forced On Me [in My Childhood]. It Was Something I Wanted To Do. And Ever Since, I've Never Stopped, I've Never Stopped Playing Music.

I Like Songs That Have Like A Little Bit Of Quirkiness To Them. What I Like To Do With Songs, Is Kind Of Throw A Little Curveball In The Lyrics Or In The Arrangement, To Kind Of Give It A Little Twist To It.

For Me, No Matter How Much Money You Want To Make Off Of Singing, No Matter What Kind Of Fame You Want To Make, Achieve, The Most Important Thing To Me Is Making Music That You're Proud Of, Making Music That Comes From You, Comes From An Authentic Place In You.

There Are More Black Men Incarcerated Today Than There Were Slaves In 1850.

Sometimes There's That Perfect Moment When The Crowd, The Music, The Energy Of The Room Come Together In A Way That Brings Me To Tears.