I've Got An Extra-specific Story About Dr.

My Folks Ain't Graduated From High School Or Nothing Like That, So We Always Had To Struggle In The Family - And I Come From A Big Family.

I Was Raised Inside The Gang Culture.

Everybody Has Their Own Way Of Hearing Songs. My Fans Are Usually Pretty On Point. Sometimes They Go All The Way To The Bottom Of It. It's Fascinating To Me How Far An Idea Can Go. I Wrote Most Of My First Album In My Mom's Kitchen, And Now I Can Go Around The World And Hear People Recite Those Lyrics, And Understand The Story, Even Though They're Not From The Same Area I Grew Up In.

I'd Rather Not Live Like There Isn't A God Then Die And Find Out There Really Is Think About It

Got In The Studio At Sixteen, [and] That's When I Felt Like I Wanted To Make This A Career. I Had A Passion For It.