Everything I Have Now Is So Real,

Back In College, When I Got Kicked Out Of School, I Was Still In School, I'd Just Written The Song That Got Me My Record Deal. If I Hadn't Gotten Kicked Out Of School I Wouldn't Be Where I Am Now. Three Months After That, I Got My Record Deal And The Rest Is History.

I'll Always Write Music. Whether I Release A Record, Whether I Let The Public Hear It Or Not, I'm Always Writing Music.

I Wanted To Put Jazz On The Record, All The Loves Of Music That I Had On The Record, So I Could Show People I Was Ahead Of My 19 Years. It May Have Been Over The Heads Of Some People.

I Was A Nerd Academically. But I Was Also An Athlete And A Musician. I Never Wanted To Be Shut Out Of Any Situation. I Think It Was That More Than Anything.

You Know, Most Of My Career I Wrote About Moments In Time. All Of Us Have Felt One Thing Or Another And It Didn't Last Very Long. Now I'm Drawing From Real Experience. It's A Huge Difference.