I think traveling the world has helped to keep Public Enemy alive. We've never solely depended on the United States.

Every time something tries to create respect with a machine it crumbles!

A lot of artists have been persuaded into doing whatever they can do to gain attention. The media, of course, will position and promote the worst of them to the front page. The sidewalk to crime becomes the marketing campaign. These artists have seen it work and sell millions and millions of records for other artists.

If you go get a passport, it might encourage you to at least consider the world around you.

Young people are having a hard time with what's reality and what's fantasy these days...We created discussion. It wasn't to create controversy for sale's sake, but rather it was my obligation to use the medium for discussion. Nobody's discussing the grown-up topics; they are faking and fronting.

The best American is one who considers themselves as a citizen of the world.

Find like-minded people and try not to be individualized to the point where you try to fight it all and think about it all on your own.