Changing my name was meant to inspire and bring youth together all around the world.

I grew up in the 'hood, but it was like growing up in Beverly Hills because there were so many superstars around.

I'm from Queensbridge. It's the largest housing project in New York. And growing up in Queens, it was different because I wasn't really experienced in traveling to the City. I never really got used to the City.

I continue to learn about myself, about my past, understanding energy between people, understanding my own energy, being healthy.

I'm not married, and I don't have any kids, so sometimes I envy that end of things when I see a family vacation or people at the beach with their kids or at sporting events with their kids; you wonder, 'Is that a part of your life that you want to go into?'

If you are a part of a family, that family does not treat you badly when you are down, it supports you to revive.

After my mother died, I found, a little book of hers which recorded everything I had ever done, how I had done it, and how proud she was of her son Conrad.

The women and the men are teachers and preachers in my family, and a little bit of both those fell on me.