It’s an artist’s duty to reflect the times in which we live.
The struggle for freedom and justice is now.
We all must follow a different path to let our light shine, and that’s what makes us so unpredictable and unique.
Sometimes there’s that perfect moment when the crowd, the music, the energy of the room come together in a way that brings me to tears.
Well, I like songs that have like a little bit of quirkiness to them.
I don’t like going to football games. I like watching them on television. When you go to a game, it’s hard to focus. There’s so much going on, and it’s cold. I’d rather sit and watch it and get replays and commentary.
I used read about Dr. King a lot as a kid. Independently, from being assigned it or being told by my parents or anything, I was just really excited about him. So I just started reading about him very young and was inspired by his legacy and looked to him as a role model.
There’s a certain confidence that comes with being sure about the way the world works.
I used to work for a management consulting company, so I dressed differently – business casual, probably a lot of things from Banana Republic. My wardrobe now is definitely more expensive, but I always dress for the occasion.
I think people relate to the music because I have a sense of empathy, and I think I have a good understanding about relationships, and I talk about them in a real, honest way.
That’s the evergreen nature of a great song. They can be resurrected. They can be covered. They can find new relevance due to changing circumstances in history.
I only want to be associated with music that is high quality. That’s my main criteria.
The issue I focus on the most is extreme poverty. I think it’s kind of out of sight out of mind. I wish there would be more stories about that to connect people to what’s happening. To personalize it, to make it real to people, to inspire them to action.
I’m used to getting sexy sometimes in the lyrics.
I’ve always followed politics, and I think politics is everybody’s business because we’re electing someone who’s going to be making important decisions that will affect all of our lives.
You can always find a stray negative comment on the Internet. It’s like everybody loves to put negative comments on the Internet under the cloak of anonymity.
Artists in general never stay in the same place, we keep growing. It’s still you, you still have that core that you always had, but you work with new people and hear new things.
I believed in myself and I am a firm believer you have to think the things you want and visualize.
I don’t love the idea of three superstars coming together to form a dream team, I’d rather teams are built more organically, just as a fan it’s more interesting to see.
My family is very musical, I was surrounded by it. And from four years old I was the one that asked my mother could I take piano lessons.