John Mayer would be my ultimate collaboration because he's just the man. He has basically captured all I believe in with music.

With love, there are so many layers to it that you can write all day about it. It's not just heartbreak or falling in love; there's so many different ways to look at it.

There have been artists who've sold out arenas one year, and the next they can't fill a theatre. There's always more to achieve.

I'll never feel like I've made it.

The focus should be on the music and not my sexuality.

It takes a certain type of rapper for me to really get into the album.

I can see why people change. You get complimented all the time, driven around in a black SUV - your life is crazy. But that's your career, not you.

I like to think of 'Illuminate' as the mature version of the previous one, a year older, more experience.

I don't read much, I don't have the time. But I'm not at all happy about that; I want to read more. It's a promise I made to myself. I think it's important.

During crazy times, I just hold back. People are so quick to jump on something or rip it apart.