My mother went to university, my father didn't. But they are very educated, very wise people. My father went to the military, so he's worldly.

You should be a person inside the world with knowledge of your terrain. And if you lock yourself into the 2,000-by-3,000-square-mile, lower-48 box of the United States, you're going to be frustrated by its limitations. You gotta think outside the box.

You can actually take your pain and processes it into some kind of form of art. So I mean, I've easily always been able to do that, but also I've always been able to give myself perspective - or, you know, older people always give you perspective.

You know, I've written many of my songs while driving - which is against the law in many cases.

Your closest and your most dedicated fans will be your ultimate test. They will test you.

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.