It's Important For Us To Fight For

I Spent A Lot Of Time, A Lot Of Energy Trying To Be A Better Artist And I Still [do]. I Spend A Lot Of Time Focusing On My Craft. If You're Going To Take Your Passion Into Something Beyond Just Something For Fun On The Side, You Got To Spend A Lot Of Time On It To Be Great, And Then You've Got To Make Smart Decisions About Who You Collaborate With [and] Where You Live [to] Put Yourself In The Right Situations To Meet The Right People To Catch Those Breaks.

Music, To Me, If It's Good, It's Good. That's All That Matters.

I Do Speak To Kids A Lot. I Am Very Clear With Them That Not All Of Them Should Aspire To Be Me And Not All Of Them Should Be Aspire To Be Lebron.

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 An Artist's Duty To Reflect The Times In Which We Live.