I'm looking forward to influencing others in a positive way. My message is you can do anything if you just put your mind to it.
It's not me trying to act or pose in a certain way. It's a lifestyle - like a suaveness or a swag, per se.
I make mistakes growing up. I'm not perfect; I'm not a robot.
I know who I am and what I'm doing in my life and what I've accomplished and continue to accomplish as a performer, as a writer, as an artist, as a person, as a human being.
I'm really an animal guy. I express myself in different ways as an animal.
I started singing about three years ago, I entered a local singing competition called Stratford Idol. The other people in the competition had been taking singing lessons and had vocal coaches. I wasn't taking it too seriously at the time, I would just sing around the house. I was only 12 and I got second place.
I grew up below the poverty line; I didn't have as much as other people did. I think it made me stronger as a person, it built my character. Now I have a 4.0 grade point average and I want to go to college, and just become a better person.