I listen to all types of music so I'm influenced by everything.

I'm nocturnal when it comes to recording - I'm just more creative at night.

I'm cooler than a polar bear's toenails... bend corners like I was a curve, I struck a nerve.

I don't care who the president is - it isn't just all about who's black or who's white or who's Republican or Democrat, it's about who is for the betterment of people, period.

I think remixes give songs more life.

Look, I got 11,052 songs on my iPod. Cyndi Lauper, Guns N' Roses, Geto Boys, N.W.A. push shuffle and anything will come on.

My kids listen to everything because I listen to everything, so it's not far-fetched to hear them playing Metallica and then playing A Tribe Called Quest or N.W.A.