I used to have the Virgin music [stores], and I would go there and just go up the escalator and say to myself, 'I'm soaking in these last moments of anonymity.' I knew I was going to make it this far; I knew that this was going to happen
Like, this is my baby. This isn't America's baby.
Like, I want the world to be better! All I want is positive! All I want is dopeness! Why would you want to control that?
I looked at Justin, and I was like: 'Do you want me to go onstage for you?'
It's only led me to complete awesomeness at all times. It's only led me to awesome truth and awesomeness. Beauty, truth, awesomeness. That's all it is.