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I don't doll myself up for TV because I want people to accept me for who I am.

I want to show everybody the diverse me and show people that I can do a tune on an R&B song, I can do a tune on a house song, I can do something on an Afrobeat. I really want to show that.

I can't do anything I want to. I mean, I can't have my own TV show. I can't have my own movie. But within my little world, nobody tells me what to put on the albums.

I want to attract as many people as I can to listen to my show, and I don't expect everyone to always agree with me.

I want to show audiences I can act.

I'm confident in my intentions and why I'm making music. I'm not making music because I want to be on your TV screen or the cover of your magazine.

The cool thing about my show and me is that I'm a writer, and I'm a writer first if I don't have music.

I was so honored to be on 'Entourage' for eight years but I want to show people that I can do other things.

I don't want my reputation to take me over, I just want to be judged on my songs. I want people to come and see me because they want to, not because fashion dictates it.

I really - I just wanna sing. And I wanna show people that I can sing.