“I don’t think nobody’s rise is quick. Everyone has a story.”

“I used to be in the car with my mom and she’d listen to Jackie Wilson, Nat King Cole, Patti LaBelle and Chaka Khan. I used to watch her watch stuff like James Brown, dancing on TV, and I thought, ‘That’s nice!’ Then Michael Jackson came along ... and ... Prince.”

“There was a girl already in my room once when I checked in. I’m not sure how she got in there. I didn’t get her in trouble, though.”