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" I'm a huge fan of R. Kelly's. He's a musical genius and probably the most prolific artist of the generation before mine. "

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" I sang a lot of low stuff on songs like 'Secrets' and 'Rockin',' almost like Toni Braxton. On 'Secrets,' I'm a different person. "

" I was everything an R&B singer wasn't. I wasn't in shape. I wasn't a pretty boy. "

" I feel like I'm the kind of guy that would have kids before getting married. The first thing would be kids. "

" I want to produce the music to a movie that I'm working on, like what Prince did with 'Purple Rain.' "

" 'Trilogy' was more of a claustrophobic body of work. Before it was released, I hadn't left my city for 21 years, and I had never been on a plane, not once. I spent my entire life on one setting; that's probably why pieces of the album feel like one long track, because that's what my life felt like. It felt like one long song. "

" Nothing feels better than going onstage and everybody is singing every word - and actually wanting to see you. "

" My purpose is to make exciting music, and I feel like I'll be doing that for the rest of my life, so there's no pressure. "

" Image, lyrics, content, storytelling, cohesive body of work - that's Prince to me. "

" I'm all about surprises. If you watch a horror movie, and it's called 'Kiss Land,' it's probably going to be the most terrifying thing you've ever seen in your life. "

" The Joker is my favorite villain of all time: You don't know his past; you just know what his plans are. "

" When I write, I write about my surroundings. Sometimes it's light, and sometimes it gets very dark. "

" I'm all about evolution. I'm the first person to judge myself. "

" Prince turned experimental music into pop music. 'When Doves Cry,' the whole 'Purple Rain' soundtrack - he was inspired by the Cocteau Twins and new wave pop and brought it into R&B when he first started, and then it became this cool, next-level, kind of hard-to-digest music. Which is what I felt 'House of Balloons' was. "

" I didn't have a father figure in the house. "

" I didn't like the way I looked in pictures - when I saw myself on a digital camera, I was like, 'Eesh.' "

" Even though I've been putting out bodies of work for years, 'Beauty Behind the Madness' felt like the beginning. "

" When I was performing the songs on 'Kiss Land,' it was a great singalong. But there were moments where I realized some parts were catchier than the others. There's maybe two choruses on all of 'Kiss Land.' "

" I'm pretty laid-back in real life. I just love hanging with my friends and making jokes. The jokes don't stop - literally, all day. "

" The whole 'enigmatic artist' thing, I just ran with it. "

" I'm mainstream. "

" Alternative R&B is in my soul. It's not going anywhere. "

" I make good music for long journeys. "

" I mean... in life... what relationship is easy? "

" A chorus is not easy. "

" From when I was born to when I was 21, I never left Toronto. That's why I'm such a city cat. "

" Marriage is scary to me, man. "

" If you ever see young artists, and they're not sounding good, they sound good. They're good singers. They wouldn't be where they are if they didn't sound good. It's their nerves. Any time you see your favorite artist, and he's or she's screwing up or not hitting those notes, it's not because she can't hit it or she can't sing; he or she is scared. "

" Bragging just sounds good, man. "

" For my generation, the bomber jacket is like a replacement for the suit jacket. It's a piece that men wear every day, and it's something that I would wear for any occasion, whether it's on the street or going to an awards ceremony. "

" I love trying new things. "