Alternative spaces, independent media, satellite, these all provide some tools by which we can work more independently and deal more directly with communities we hope to reach. Distribution is key, and finding alternative ways to do that with new media is critical.

Try to master technology instead of it mastering you.

The Internet is one area that I have used pretty effectively to break free of corporate control.

I'd rather have a hundred thousand or a million people saying I'm nuts and I'm crazy for my musical choices and what I've said lyrically, than a million people all raising their hand on the first day.

The truth has no form, you know. It's not like walking around trying to actually ask for favors and to be acknowledged, it is what it is.

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

People aren't going to support an artist just because they have an audio file. They have to feel a real connection.