With black people, there are 50 Hitlers over the course of history.

Never try to make the same record twice, even when people are screaming for the same sound.

I think too much of the music industry is for the lawyer and accountant mentality.

Ever since I was a teenager, I was always kind of, like, checking myself. You know, like, "Come on man, don't get your head all swollen. Life and time itself will give you perspective on what you're doing." So, that's actually what's always been a reminder in my own head.

I think the Internet was the saving grace for Public Enemy. Before that, travelling the world saved Public Enemy.

Most artists are always fighting for their fame. They have that fear, like the saying goes, "out of sight, out of mind." They need to keep themselves out there. I have never had that fear. If I have any fear, it's not doing enough to reach people.

People are so confused about race and hip-hop that people didn't even consider the Beastie Boys one of the greatest rap groups of all time because they were white.