"I planned my success. I knew it was going to happen."
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"What I work hard at doing is staying on a path of being kind and showing and proving that I'm a good person to society. That's hard. The talent, that's a gift. I just came here like that.“
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"What I work hard at doing is staying on a path of being kind and showing and proving that I'm a good person to society. That's hard. The talent, that's a gift. I just came here like that."
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"I'm free. I just do what I want, say what I want, say how I feel, and I don't try to hurt nobody. I just try to make sure that I don't compromise my art in any kind of way, and I think people respect that."
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"I think a lot of people have lost respect for the individual, you know, the individual, the person who doesn't conform."
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"I am not systematic at all when it comes to religion. I just love life. And I'm not judgmental. And I'm a vegetarian."
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"Personally, I don't choose any particular religion or symbol or group of words or teachings to define me. That's between me and the most high. You know, my higher self. The Creator."
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