Did people think I sounded black? Totally, but that was a marketing tool as well, but also this is how I grew up and these are my influences.
“I speak my mind. I just speak my heart. I will not turn away from any question.”
“I thought people cared about music in a deep way, so I was writing to that spirit in people and in myself. It was me, thinking I knew what was up. Youth, who else can change the world?”