I think as artists we have an opportunity to shed light and share different stories and expose different realities and inspire people and give a different perspective.

Close your eyes and see what you believe.

The difference with a major label and independent is mainly resources. That's the difference that I feel sometimes where I as an artist would have to be more creative and more patient.

When I decided to be a musician I was hoping that it would be one of my contributions in having a positive impact on the world. That's always what I wanted to do.

Our hair can be a fun outlet for self expression. I love wearing cornrows and getting my hair thread-wrapped because it feels ancient and African.

But I was waiting for some magical moment, that would prove to me, forever would be fine. Meanwhile, my first love was standing first in line.

Your real personality identity is not an option, it is the foundation for your happiness and health.

Always write to change society for the better. You will go, but it will live forever as a treasure.

Then you have to be nothing. Want nothing. You can't have them-Kat or Annabel-if you need them. You're not a husband. You're not a father. You're a man with a task. Understand?

As dull as Nate Gray is," Will said, "his head is not actually filled with gears, Henry. He's a human.

Isn't it amazing how photography has advanced without improving.

Stun settings are for people who can't commit.

SCCS, the source motel! Programs check in and never check out!

Seventy percent of what I write, I throw out. I can write very easily, but writing original things is the hard bit.

All human advances occur in the outlaw area.

My brothers used to beat me up, but I used to fight my sisters 'cuz I couldn't hit them back, so I had to find specific severe ways to punish them.