Soul music is timeless.
I really like to live my life in a low-key fashion.
I’m inspired by artists and musicians. There are so many wonderful and talented people in the world. I love discovering new music, new writers, or new art.
I have my mother who is an Irish-Italian, and my father who is African, so I have the taste buds of an Italian and the spice of an African.
I’m the cofounder of Keep a Child Alive. We provide medicine for families affected by HIV and AIDS in places like Africa and India.
I don’t dream – only if I’m uncomfortable or I’m going through something.
I don’t think even when you find a person, you can be completely honest, ever. There’s still pieces of you that you don’t give away. I do believe you always need that place where it’s just you, your thoughts, no one else’s judgment or anything.
I think I grew up really fast; I grew up in this really fast-paced business, and I never understood what it meant to take a break or take time off or recover, and I paid for it.
I’ve learned that while I’d be a fool not to stay open to the advice and experiences of the smart, amazing people in my life, I also need to listen to what I have to say.
I am able to hang with the hardest, the baddest, the worst, and I’m able to hang with the most proper and be at ease. I’m able to hang with any skin colour, any belief. I just fit in everywhere.
I find myself to be truly primal and passionate. Everything I do comes from a primal place.
Music is funny. I shouldn’t even ever talk about music, because you can have all the ideas in your head, and it never goes exactly the way that you think it’s gonna go.
I believe in the limitlessness of humans. We’re capable of incredible things. At times, that realization is frightening.
I have solid decent people around me, and I believe that is all it is, because you will get destroyed if you have people bringing you down.
I’m definitely a nerd. I’m a cool-ass nerd, but I am definitely a nerd.
I love Bono. I really respect what he has done for Africa and how he has used his fame to do good in the world. I hope I can do half as much in my life.
No one will take care of you if you don’t take care of yourself.
You can’t really compare people. That’s one of the biggest lessons I’ve learned, because comparing yourself to someone else really stops you from being who you are.
I like to do outdoorsy things: hikes, trails, running, swimming. I love the sun. I’m all about the warmth.
I was so deeply involved in music, I had already outgrown all the pressure of high school cliques and gossip.