The Image Is An Image.

Race In This Country Is Still The Elephant In The Room That No One Wants To Discuss.

The Most Important Thing For Me Is The Moment, Going From One Thing To The Next And Hitting All The Different Levels And Different Points That Make The Whole What It Is.

So That's Why You've Got To Try, You Got To Breath And Have Some Fun. Though I'm Not Paid, I Play This Game, And I Won't Stop Until I'm Done. But What I Really Want To Know Is - Are You Gonna Go My Way?

I Was An Actor When I Was A Teenager And It Could Have Been The Direction That I Headed In. But Music And My Relationship With Music Is Quite Deep, And It Really Is The Nucleus Of My Creativity. So I Gave Up Acting So I Could Pursue Music Fully, And I Never Thought About Really Going Back. And Then [director] Lee Daniels Met Me And Wanted To Work With Me, And That's How It Started.

I Get Hired As A Writer Or Producer And I Do The Best I Can To Bring Out That Artist. If Somebody Calls You To Do Something, You Go Right For That Vision And You're Aware Of That Person's Vibe. You're Trying To Get Inside Of Them.