I've made records that everyone has hated and I've loved, and made records that everyone has loved and I've deemed, at best, mediocre.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
You can sell millions of records, be showered with all this love and admiration and still feel despised and unwanted. That's what I felt. I've made a lot of mistakes I'm not proud of.
People love their favorite records. And I aspire to make a record someone might be able to love in that way.
Honestly, a lot of people thought that I was on top of the world selling so many millions of records, and that this is the life that everybody would want, but I never got to enjoy any of my success.
Some amazing records have this power to leave you with inspiration; you're left with the urge to write something. And some records are totally overwhelming, because they are so good, they burn the bridges behind them.
I'm very proud of my records, but my most natural creative tendencies have been in live performing. There's a beautiful element to recording and making records, but I've always felt a little shy with it.
My goal every time I make a record is just to make the funkiest, the best music I could possibly make, both lyrically, and music-wise.
I make records with an open mind, I always have.
I'm really lucky that my record companies have been patient with me and leave me alone and give me the time to make it right in my mind.
I don't really sell many records.
All of my records have been very personal, just writing more and more songs, you get better at being able to say what you feel.