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Even If You Can Sing Or Even If You Can Write A Song, It Takes A Lot Of Determination, It Takes Some Kind Of Thick Skin, Because You Got To Persevere Despite The Fact That People Tell You You Shouldn't Do This Or You Shouldn't Do That Or You're Not Good Enough Or Your Style's Too Different. I've Heard All Of That Stuff.

It's Really About Making The Best Music You Can Make. It's Really About Working Hard.

Well, I Was Always A Bit Of A Political Junkie. Even As A Kid I Would Read Biographies Of Presidents And Of Civil Rights Leaders Like Martin Luther King And Frederick Douglass And Booker T. Washington.

I've Felt Like My Last Name Put Pressure On Me As An Artist. If You're Going To Call Yourself "legend," You'd Better Make Some Good-ass Music.

I Think People Relate To The Music Because I Have A Sense Of Empathy, And I Think I Have A Good Understanding About Relationships, And I Talk About Them In A Real, Honest Way