God gave me the gift to be able to play instruments and I have to play.
A lot of people don't listen to the lyrics, really.
A lot of people pretty much only listen to the chorus.
Change is growth. For me it has been a very spiritual and musical rebirth.
Confusion makes people uncomfortable. They can't put their finger on me.
Every night is different, you never know what it's going to be like. I remember every night. I don't like to compare them.
God forbid you sing about love. It's a lost concept.
For the last few years, it's been so chic for everybody to be miserable. Like if you're in with the cool crowd, you can't be happy.
A dramatic thing, the first time you stand up to your dad.
I've been compared to hundreds of artists, which just goes to show you that I'm not any one thing at all.
I was taught by my grandfather that anything that your mind can conceive, you can have. It's a reality.
I wasn't the kind of person that liked waiting for autographs or following them, I just liked to go to the shows, study their records, driving many, many hours to different states to go to concerts.
I wouldn't play together with someone who likes to control everything like me.
I'm half Jewish, I'm half black, I look in-between. I dress funny. I play all these different styles of music on one record. It's like, What is he doing?
I'm in this for the long haul. I've been making music my whole life.