Music Has Its Own Depths, And I

There're Lots Of Musicians In My Family, Too. My Mother Sings Incredibly Well. I've Got To Make A Record With My Mother's Voice On It. She Sings A Lyric Soprano. We Do The Opposite. I'm A Baritone. She's A Star Singer In Her Church. She Always Does Her Solo.

I’ve Always Been A Rebel. I Never Do Things The Way They’re Supposed To Be Done. Either I Go In The Opposite Direction Or I Create A New Direction For Myself, Regardless Of What The Rules Are Or What Society Says.

In Jamaica We Had The English Way Of Schooling From The Age Of Four, So When I Got To America I Was Already A Few Years Advanced Because I Started School At The Age Of Three-and-a-half Rather Than Six And My Grades Moved Up Accordingly. In America, They Start You At School At Six Because The Grades Are Different. I Had To Take A Test And They Didn't Know What To Do With Me. It Wasn't That I Was Any Smarter; I Had Just Started Younger. All Of A Sudden I Was Jumped From Eighth To Tenth Grade. They Said I Was Very Smart, But I Was Only Smart In Languages, Really.

I Came From A Very Strict Background, And Didn't Hear Any Jamaican Music When I Was Growing Up.

I Wear My Furs All The Time. I Wear Like Three Different Ones In A Day.