Most Artists Are Notoriously Insecure, And I

I Don't Even Have Voice Mail, And People Get All Out Of Shape About That. But, You Know What, I Don't Want To Transcribe Your Message; I Want To Talk To You. And That Kind Of Freaks People Out A Bit. They Go, 'oh, Who Has Time To Talk?' And I'm Like, 'well, I'm Gonna Make Time.

Time Has Nothing To Do With The Gifts That The Gods Give You; It's What You Do.

I Would Make Far More Money If Every Song Were My Own, But I Don't Write To Fill Up The Album With My Songs.

If You Have Your Own Agenda And Your Own Style And You Don't Easily Conform To What The Masses Are Doing, You're Looked Upon As Being Difficult. Whereas, I Think Of It As Just Being An Individual.

My Father Worked On Assembly Lines In Detroit While I Was Growing Up. Every Day, I Watched Him Do What He Needed To Do To Support The Family. But He Told Me, 'life Is Short. Do What You Want To Do.'