I Bring The Staple Of My Culture.

We Were All Born, And We All Came To The Music Business With Everything We Had. Some Of Us Just Don't Get A Chance. Now There's A Lot Of Other People Like Myself, Indeed, Who Are Getting Heard Worldwide. That Gives Other Artists A Chance.

I Had The Opportunity, As A Child, To Grow Up In A Community Center Where I Was Exposed To Theater, Music, Art, And Computer Science; Things That I Would Have Never Had The Opportunity To Even Meet Had It Not Been For Those People Taking Time Out Of Their Schedules, Helping Us As Children To Travel All Over The World While Sitting In A Gymnasium. That's What I Did Before I Was A Musician, Before I Was A Recording Artist, I Was A Teacher And A Community Leader.

I Mean Thats A Big Part Of Our Existence Here On Earth, The Personal Relationship We Have With The Person That We Love, With The Person That We Make Love To, With The Person That We Share Our Lives With. We Expect A Lot Of Things Back From Our Loved One, And The Lesson Is To Accept And Not Expect.

In Music, It Makes For A Good Platform To Take Time And Really Mold A Piece The Way I Need To Mold It. When It Comes To Fashion, I Create A Functional Art That Moves.

I Have A Daughter Who's Four, Who's Dainty And Princess-esque. I Still Get To Dress Her Like My Little Accessory. I Think I Have One More Year To Do That, Then She's Going To Get Her Own Ideas - So I Better Move Quickly!