I signed up to be a musician, I want to perform, I want to sing.

Ever since I was a kid, this was all I wanted to do. I've wanted to do music. I wanted to sing. It's all I know.

My mother is a singer, my sisters all sing, my uncles are incredible singers and guitar players, so it's just kind of been like my habitat.

I came to California and got signed at a young age. And it's not like you see in the movies, where you start rubbing shoulders with Timbaland and Pharrell, and you become a giant pop star.

I don't try and be dark, but there are obviously darker emotions that I want to capture sometimes.

I don't throw lavish parties or nothing like that - I just want a bed and a TV.