“I spent summers in my room listening to cast albums, like 'Les Miserab...” — Brandon Victor Dixon Quote

I spent summers in my room listening to cast albums, like 'Les Miserables,' every night. I knew it backwards and forwards. I want to be the first black Jean Valjean.

Nothing surprises me about Berry Gordy.

Art is meant to bring people together. It's meant to raise consciousness.

I think 'Rent' will run forever.

Oh, yeah - 'The Good Wife' was a lot of fun to do. It was a short scene I did, but Josh Charles was very nice, and Julianna Margulies was so sweet. We had a very good time.

My shows are always a mix of songs from all my albums with some rocking covers thrown in for fun.

I don't like to listen to my older albums. They frighten me. I can't explain it. It's so subjective. It's so personal. I cannot listen to my first album, ever. Never, never, never.

He has given me several blockbuster albums in all these years, and DSP is the man behind many of the best songs in my career.

I grew up in the era of the concept album. What I do now is pick up on singles, and they are their own complete stories; you don't necessarily have to hear the rest of the album because I don't think albums are created like that anymore. They get songs from all over the place.