Authenticity can't be replicated or faked. You're either real or you're not.

I can still feel unsure in myself, and l'm still insecure about certain things, but my desire to be happy and my desire to be free is very strong.

I always do what makes me happy - it doesn't make sense to live life unhappily.

All of my songwriting success happened within a four month time span, and my record label deal happened within the next three months.

To the outside world, I was pretty bad at everything my whole life. People didn't credit me for my musicianship.

I got to meet Kanye West because we were shopping my artist deal, and I was interested in his label. When I met him, I played him all the records I had. He introduced me to Rihanna, and she recorded and cut some of those records.