"Music is music, ultimately. If it makes you feel good, cool."

"Most people don't want to talk about politics and religion. They say, 'Let's talk about something else.'"

"Every day I feel is a blessing from God. And I consider it a new beginning. Yeah, everything is beautiful."

"Too much freedom can lead to the soul's decay."

"Comedy is like music, and the way to make the best music is to have skilled musicians in your band."

"Human life is a combination of tragedy and comedy. The shapes and designs that surround us are the music accompanying this tragedy and this comedy."

"I was in choir in school. I kind of just did it. I already knew I wanted to sing. My music program in my school wasn't really great - people didn't really want to be part of the choir, they didn't want to do the plays and stuff like that. It definitely wasn't the cool thing to do."

"I'm noticing a new approach to art making in recent museum and gallery shows. It flickered into focus at the New Museum's 'Younger Than Jesus' last year and ran through the Whitney Biennial, and I'm seeing it blossom and bear fruit at 'Greater New York,' MoMA P.S. 1's twice-a-decade extravaganza of emerging local talent."