I've always known, before I had a record deal, that the thing is to go out and put on the show. I've been doing that from day one.

I went on tour with Beyonce before. I wouldn't mind doing something with her.

Because I'm not in a record deal, I don't have to operate in an album format.

A record deal doesn't make you an artist; you make yourself an artist.

Everytime we put a record out, we lose people that can't deal with the growth.

I was an artist, I was executive producer on my first album, so I've always had to manage both. I couldn't get a record deal. It wasn't by choice - I couldn't get a record deal, so I had to figure it out.