I view myself as a male artist.

I never thought of myself as a songwriter. I was just an artist writing songs, and they just happened to get placed.

I just respect Kanye as an artist.

It might crush a lot of people, but I've never been in the room with an artist that I've written a song for.

I just want to be myself and be real and be funny.

It's tough hearing your voice on the radio, on a chorus, and knowing that people think it's another artist.