I'm half Jewish, I'm half black, I look in-between. I dress funny. I play all these different styles of music on one record. It's like, What is he doing?
We weren't put here to be miserable. We were put here to do the best we can, and we should take our energy and improve our state of being.
I always try to keep the circumstances in my life fresh. I like to change the physical environment I live in, change the people around me and try to experience things for the first time. I think that keeps one on their toes, creatively and spiritually.
I am still into the people I listened to growing up, so I completely remember what is like to be a fan, I haven't changed.
I've had to work very hard, and I don't really have a category or fit into any niche, so each time I come out with a new record, it's like, I'm a new guy.
The image that the public gets is whatever they perceive it to be. Everybody has an opinion, everybody has their own vision, so I don't know what my public image is. I have no idea.
It's like a dream to come to Spain and stay for a couple of years and get somebody to teach me Spanish music.
I was taught by my grandfather that anything that your mind can conceive, you can have. It's a reality.
The thing I love about acting is that it's got nothing to do with me; it's about bringing forth a director's vision. It's like a release. I'm glad it's come back into my life.
That's a big gift when people say to you that a song helped them or brought them to some place in their life where they needed to be.
The fans of 'The Hunger Games,' of the book, are very passionate. It's funny: Even at my concerts there are people holding up 'Cinna' signs.
For the last few years, it's been so chic for everybody to be miserable. Like if you're in with the cool crowd, you can't be happy.