I feel that the simplicity of life is just being yourself.

In the beginning, the media was calling me a bad boy all the time because of the way I act and feel onstage. None of them have ever taken the time to get to know me when I climb offstage.

I could really care less about what they think about me, but at the same time, I do have something to prove.

People want variety and something that is affordable.

I look forward to putting out the new CD and doing the television performances to show everyone that B. Brown is back. In fact, I never left.

I'm staying focused and clear about what I want in life, and I'm going to get it, man.

The business has changed so much that they're able - we're able these days in the music industry to be able to control our own destiny.

Well, in order to become a grown man, in order to become significant in my family and significant in my children's life, I had to learn my lessons.

Whitney and I have fun reading the newspaper sometimes. You'd be amazed at the places they say I've been.

I like being in control of making all the major decisions pertaining to my projects. That's something that you don't get to do in a group. Everything has to be voted on - every minor decision.

We use work to numb out. We can't turn off our machines because we're afraid we're going to miss something.

We're hardwired for connection. There's no arguing with the bioscience. But we can want it so badly we're trying to hot-wire it.

What's the greater risk? Letting go of what people think - or letting go of how I feel, what I believe, and who I am?

When the people we love stop paying attention, trust begins to slip away and hurt starts seeping in.

When you stop caring what people think, you lose your capacity for connection. When you're defined by it, you lose our capacity for vulnerability.

You cannot talk about race without talking about privilege. And when people start talking about privilege, they get paralyzed by shame.

You're imperfect, and you're wired for struggle, but you are worthy of love and belonging.

A deep sense of love and belonging is an irreducible need of all people. We are biologically, cognitively, physically, and spiritually wired to love, to be loved, and to belong. When those needs are not met, we don't function as we were meant to. We break. We fall apart. We numb. We ache. We hurt others. We get sick.

As a shame researcher, I know that the very best thing to do in the midst of a shame attack is totally counterintuitive: Practice courage and reach out!

As a vulnerability researcher, the greatest barrier I see is our low tolerance for vulnerability. We're almost afraid to be happy. We feel like it's inviting disaster.