I Don't Like Two Stories. I Like

My Dad Was Into The 1950s Doo-wop Era. If You Look At Those Groups, Or At James Brown, Jackie Wilson And The Temptations In The 1960s, You'll See You Had To Be Sharp Onstage.

Songwriters, You Have To Work - You Have To Wait For Residuals. You Have To Pray That The Song's Going To Be A Hit. And Then A Year Later, You Might Get A Check.

I Feel It's My Job To Continue Being A Student Of Music If I Want To Continue Being An Artist And A Producer Of Other Artists. You Have To Keep Filling Your Mind With Other Music. You Have To Be Ahead Of The Curve.

I Came To California And Got Signed At A Young Age. And It's Not Like You See In The Movies, Where You Start Rubbing Shoulders With Timbaland And Pharrell, And You Become A Giant Pop Star.

My Mother Is A Singer, My Sisters All Sing, My Uncles Are Incredible Singers And Guitar Players, So It's Just Kind Of Been Like My Habitat.