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" You know, I'm no different from a fireman. You got to run into a fire no matter how big the blaze is. "

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" I started to wear the sunglasses all the time at school, hiding behind them... I'd walk down the hallways, practically hugging the wall, dragging my head against it like I was crazy. "

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" I used to get criticized for doing a 'Bump & Grind' then turning around and doing a gospel song. But the truth is I'm glad I have a gift that allows me to switch lanes. "

" I learnt a whole lot from my mother. About music, relationships, being a good person, loving people, the whole of life. I learnt about everything from her. Every single day I think about her. All through the day. "

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" I've been blackmailed a billion times. I've been sued for ridiculous things. At one point in my life, I was an ATM machine. But I'm used to that. You don't get used to it, but I'm used to the fact that people will do this, even your own family members, and I don't hate none of them. "

" When I was performing on streets, there was no pressure. People accepted me. They loved me without knowing me. "

" I don't have a job, so I sit in the studio all the time and think of stupid stuff to do. "

" My mother wasn't rich, and I never seen my father. I was a street performer. I've been shot. And now I'm known around the world, and I've touched a lot of people with my music. That's one of the great testimonies that's gonna go down in history. "

" I always follow what my spirit tells me to do. "

" I don't want fans mad at me, so I gotta give them what they expect and what they want. "

" I want America to know that you can't believe everything you hear, and nowadays, you can't believe everything you see. "

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" I've called myself the Pied Piper, I've called myself the Weatherman, I've called myself Kellz, I've called myself a lot of things, changing the name, switching it up, just flipping, remixing. But never to harm anybody. Never to make a deep statement for people to dig into and figure it out. "

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