I think on stage theres a side of me that comes out thats very fierce and confident.

I think a part of being successful or trying to be successful is staying true to who you are. Be genuine.

Music for me is not just being on a stage and singing. It's my coping mechanism.

Being born in Jamaica, race was never an issue. It was always about the type of person I wanted to be, not the colour of my skin.

I think when you are a cool guy but also a hot guy, that makes you even more sexy.

It is very important to me that my songs can sound amazing with a big band or orchestra, but just as powerful and touching with just me and my guitar.

Off stage, Im very quiet and very reserved and kind of shy.

I think a lot of my dreams have come true, and my next dream is to have a No. 1 selling album. A Grammy-award-winning album.

I want to make an album with just great beats and big vocals and just amazing lyrics.

[Horror fiction] shows us that the control we believe we have is purely illusory, and that every moment we teeter on chaos and oblivion.

Art is making something out of nothing, and selling it.

Excellence is not a skill. It is an attidute.

My African roots made me what I am today. They’re the reason I’m from the Dominican Republic. They’re the reason I exist at all. To these roots I owe everything.

If a rich man drinks alcohol, he will easily become a poor. If a poor man does not drink alcohol, he will easily become rich.

I am not belittling the brave pioneer men but the sunbonnet as well as the sombrero has helped to settle this glorious land of ours.

I'd so much rather people think I was funny than pretty.

I'm convinced I got signed because of who I am. And it makes me sad.

People want to see something that shows them you can do what you say. That's the trick.

We cannot lower the mountain, therefore we must elevate ourselves.