Try to do your best to look people in the eye and talk to them without a gadget being in between you all the time.

Music used to cause revolutions and I'm not seeing much revolution anymore.

I always remain optimistic. There are three levels of music production: the majors, indies, and what I call "inties," music distributed via the Internet. The Internet is one area that I have used pretty effectively to break free of corporate control.

I think the problem for the future generations is a lot of people ain't takin' the time to look for galvanizing artists and give them their voice, so therefore for their voice to be heard, they gotta bang more pots on the ceiling, so to speak; they gotta do crazy things just to get recognized. I just feel that whenever you don't give a generation some kind of voice, then expect side effects.

I'm most passionate about, you know, making everybody understand that we should all have equal access on this earth.

Reflect each day on all you have to be grateful for and you will receive more to be grateful for.

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