Pop songs are not as graceful as they used to be. Performers today haven't gone through the regimen of learning how to write. And of course, everyone wants to own copyrights.

One thing a lyricist must learn is not to fall in love with his own lines. Once you learn that, you can walk away from the lyric and look at it with a reasonable degree of objectivity.

In writing, I search for believability, simplicity and emotional impact.

It's not just a revue where one song is done, then another. There are concepts and ideas at work.

I can't control what people think. I'm not trying to manipulate people's thoughts or sentiments. I write all the time. You have to experience life, make observations, and ask questions. It's machine-like how things are run now in hip-hop, and my ambitions are different.

You want to be a citizen of the world, and then life happens, and you forget to be a citizen of the world; you're a citizen of your own existence.

I am fairly classless because it is very difficult to class someone who comes from a mixed marriage.

Men and women of every faith and good people with none at all sincerely strive to do right and lead a purpose-driven life.