Everything That I Make I Use.

I Went To Paris In 1989 When The Americans Didn't Quite Know What To Do With Me At First. Now, All Those Years Later, It's Kind Of The Same Story. Not The Same Scenario, But Kind Of The Same Story.

I Was An Actor When I Was A Teenager And It Could Have Been The Direction That I Headed In. But Music And My Relationship With Music Is Quite Deep, And It Really Is The Nucleus Of My Creativity. So I Gave Up Acting So I Could Pursue Music Fully, And I Never Thought About Really Going Back. And Then [director] Lee Daniels Met Me And Wanted To Work With Me, And That's How It Started.

I Have A Great Time With My Band And On The Stage We Get Along Well.

People Always Accuse Me Of Being Motivational In A Way, Like It Was A Bad Thing, But That's Just How I Was Raised. My Mom Raised Me In A Positive Environment, With Lots Of Love In My Heart, And That Reflects In My Music.

People Feel They Have To Live That Stereotypical Lifestyle In Order To Be A Rock Star. You Don't Have To Shoot Heroin And Act A Certain Way To Be A Rock And Roll Musician.