I'm a little bit more proud of Solange. She chose to do it her way. Because in the beginning, we wanted to mold her into this pop star, and that is not who she is. And we were wrong. I was wrong, the record labels were wrong... She wanted to do it her own way, and she did.

I worry I look posh and fat. I can't do anything about posh - I'm accentless - but I've spent 20 years battling my weight.

I'm not interested in people positioning me next to other artists.

What have you given the world it never possessed before you came?

Many feel discouraged because they have not measured up to their potential.

As human beings, we are God's highest creation.

I wanted to get a job being creative, and I did.

I write a chapter, then edit it and edit it and edit it and edit it. I don't think we mine creativity from within. It's bestowed from on high, from God.

Something happens to our creativity as we go through the education process; most of us lose touch with it.

One thing Kid Cudi did that I always wanted to do was the crop top, but I need to get in shape if I want to do that.

My curves are not crazy.

You should make something. You should bring something into the world that wasn't in the world before. It doesn't matter what it is. It doesn't matter if it's a table or a film or gardening-everyone should create. You should do something, then sit back and say, 'I did that.'