I did my thing with Jive. I was a national recording artist, but I had run into a wall.

In New Orleans, bounce music was prevalent. That was all they wanted to hear. It was new and trendy, and it was hot, and it was taking off. Artists were coming out of everywhere. They did some great songs, some really catchy, fun songs. That was just the feel of New Orleans music.

I'm a multi-platinum recording artist; my passion is food.

I actually quite like promo, which is quite odd for an artist, but recording's not the easiest thing.

I guess I reinvented myself about 18 times throughout my career.

I'm a performance artist first; I'm a recording artist second.