I recorded the song live in front of an orchestra, and yes, I was very moved, I was in tears.

Music breeds its own inspiration. You can only do it by doing it. You may not feel like it, but you push yourself. It's a work process. Or just improvise. Something will come.

I'd met Dr Dre, he was thinking about his next album, we talked a little and he said, 'Let me give you some of these loops and see what you come up with'.

Knowing when to leave may be the smartest thing anyone can learn.

Because I was small, I was getting the hell kicked out of me playing football.

I never like to be lied to by a girlfriend or agent, and certainly not the president of the United States.

I felt alienated at school, and I never did well with girls.