Pony' was one of the biggest songs of my career. It was really hard to follow that up.

Well the first record is something that you just put so much into. And the second record, people always talk about the sophomore jinx and everything, but I was still able to get through it and still focus on what I needed to do and make timeless music.

I made my statement... I had my foot in the '90s.

I'm laid back, I'm genuine, I'm easy to get along with.

That's why I named my album 'The Life,' because it's appreciating life and not taking it for granted and living it day by day.

See, every thing in show business is a lie. It ain't all it's cracked up to be. You are in situations where you are forced to think that you are better than everybody else because of the pedestal the fans place you on. It's a lie. This is just a job, a high-profile job. You have to keep that in perspective and not get caught up in the hype.

Anyone should have the right to say no if they don't want someone to kiss them or touch them or date them or anything.

A show isn't just a show, a show is entertainment; it's modeling, acting, singing and dancing all ripped into one, with the little time that we have to do it.

I didn't have my mom or my dad or cousins or anybody to guide me. I was around a whole bunch of wolves... I was just like, 'Lord, just guide me and weed these snakes out of my life.'

On every album you can see my growth.

If I don't feel it when I'm sitting there, if it doesn't give me the feeling I got when I heard 'Pony' or 'So Anxious' or 'In Those Jeans,' I scrap it.

Once we put 'So Anxious' out, it was a wrap.

I'm game for a lot of things. But I won't disrespect myself in any way.

Me and my brothers decided to form a group called T.G.T. - Tyrese, Ginuwine and Tank.

I've stood the test of time, weathered a lot of storms and hurdled a lot of obstacles.

With me and Timbaland, we would always be at the studio, but working separately. He would be doing his thing with the beats and I would be doing my thing writing and then we would both come together and say 'OK, you add this to it and I'll add that to it.'

I think that there are a lot of really beautiful Christmas carols, and then sometimes there are horrible renditions of them that are played to death in malls that make me sad. I try to avoid stores where they're playing bad versions of Christmas songs on repeat.

Even something as stupid as Vine videos makes you feel like you're making things on your own.

I've had a very positive experience in L.A. in the comedy world and found everyone to be very nice and welcoming. It's been really fun.

I'd say I've gone to grad school for comedy being on 'Community.'

The more attention you give to your negative feelings, the more they grow, so I think things just start to blow totally out of proportion.

'The New Yorker's fiction podcast I like a lot, where they have authors pick short stories by other authors that appeared in 'The New Yorker.'

When you can impress your mom by saying you've been to someone's concert, you know you're pretty lame.

Hey, I'm nothing but honest!