I've figured out what to do with my hands... onstage. I'm a percussion player, so I grab a tambourine as much as I can.
Out of humility I label not myself or others. All I can say is this; God is my Father. Jesus is my Savior. And the Holy Spirit dwells in me.
1052The power of one hundred proud men cannot influence the world as much as of one humble servant of God. Tom Krause
Getting married in four days was the biggest... mistake I've ever made. I have two beautiful kids, but... how can you know somebody in four days? Bonehead.
A lot of hip-hop artists wear fur, and they think it's a status symbol. That doesn't register for me; I just see dead animals.
Through the years I've found that I prefer live playing to recording. I still do lots of recording - but I treasure the live shows.
Do I think the West End relies too heavily on star names? Yes, I do, and it can result in miscasting and sub-standard stuff. Not always, but occasionally.
I've been producing since the early stages of Gym Class Heroes. A lot of the songs on the first 'Papercut Chronicles' were actually beats that I made.
When I was playing junior football when I was a kid, we were the Geneva Giants, so it was kind of embedded in me to be a Giants fan.
I went to parochial grammar school, and I give thanks to the Catholic training because of course, they brought me to the heart of Jesus.
I consider myself West African, among other cultural identities, and a writer, among other creative ones.
A messy house is a must - it separates your true friends from other friends. Real friends are there to visit you not your house!
When a song came on the radio that I wanted to learn, my mother would quickly write down the lyrics for me. Soon after, I would be singing it.
Fiorello LaGuardia saved City Center. The real man saved it, and he made this building into a performing arts venue.
I used to play the piano when I was younger, and I loved Alicia Keys. I wanted to be Alicia Keys; she was such an idol to me.
The West Indians and Pakistanis play one-day cricket so well because they play for English counties.
I thought I'd do everything on four-track, and then I'll record every instrument myself in a studio, and then I'll have a solo album released by spring.
People are really set in their ways in how they produce records, and I was at least open enough to where I knew I wanted to do something totally different.
At the weekend, one of the paparazzi left their lunch box filled with half-eaten pasta salad on my doorstep: it was like a little warning, you know? 'We have been here.'
If my mum thinks I'm acting like a diva she'll soon tell me off... She'll cut me down to size!
I always choose songs that I have an emotional connection to, and I often feel myself getting very emotional when I sing.
