My Mama Told Me When I Was

Akon Is A Very Talented Songwriter To Work With. His Melodies, They're Just Insane. It's Funny, I Think About Him A Lot When I'm Doing My Melodies Because He's So Simple, And He's Just Been Great. He Keeps Me On My Feet, Very Grounded, But He Also Puts Me On A Silver Platter, Which Is Always Very Nice. So It's Been An Incredible Influence. It's Like Every Time You Work With Somebody That's Better That You Are, You Become Greater.

I Often Think People Don't Know What To Think Of Me, And In Fact This Is Precisely The Objective Of Many Of My Creations. Even Back In The Days With Lady Starlight, My Original Partner, We Aimed To Bemuse. This Feeling Of Bemusement - It's Neither Good Nor Bad. It Just Is. Whether Critics Realize It Or Not, They've Been In A Very Long Argument Since My Public Birth.

I Have To Be Really Honest: People Who Say They Can't Escape The Paparazzi Are Full Of Sh*t. Let Me Just Be The Artist To Throw Everybody Under The Bus. I Don't Spend Lots Of Money On Houses Or Lots Of Cars, But I Do Spend Money On Security And They Never Find Me.

I Want You To Walk Out Of Here Tonight Not Loving Me More, But Loving Yourselves More.

An Artist Is The Only Thing I Want To Be. I Only Want My Freedom And My Creativity. It's All That I Live For. I Reject The Idea That I Have To Take All The Costumes And Makeup Off To Be F - King Authentic.