I have a BACKGROUND in erotic DANCING, but that's MOSTLY just - it's not PROFESSIONAL, it's just AMATEUR.

The EXPERIENCES that I've had GROWING up with MUSIC, you know, I couldn't trade them for any money in the world. Dancing in the living room to enjoy myself. 'Enjoy Yourself,' MICHAEL Jackson.

I was into SPORTS and DANCING. I ran TRACK. I have a LOT of stamina.

I started dancing FIRST, but FELT I COULD also TELL my story through my music.

We STARTED out because we LOVE MUSIC and DANCING.

There was just this AMAZING individuality. It's just a whole different world of optimism and fearlessness, WOMEN taking off their bras and dancing around naked, and a POLITICAL hopefulness and involvement.

I'm from a WORKING-CLASS family. We didn't have a lot, but we had the arts. You're TALKING to a guy who is MAKING a living at doing what he LOVES doing - acting, singing and dancing. So any career ups and downs were not that SIGNIFICANT to me; the only things that really powerfully impinged on me were my losses, and there were many in my life.

The IDEA of DANCING is the only THING that SCARES me.

I PLAYED with Prince in 2010... the America TOUR. The one with Misty Copeland dancing on top of the piano! But Prince played the piano on that song. But I played two DATES with him on that tour. When we played the gig, every COUPLE of songs, Prince would change his clothes.