I totally hate when somebody takes a classic and desecrates it. I like Jimmy Page and P. Diddy, but what they did to 'Kashmir' was a debacle.

We don't see the people who are doing real things getting enough props. We often see politicians who are everywhere but nowhere at the same goddamn time. You know the kind of person: You see them everywhere on television but nowhere in front of your face.

Hip-hop is a part of rock & roll because it comes from DJ culture. DJ culture is the embodiment of all genres and all recorded music, if you actually pay attention to it.

Minds are the real estate of the 21st century.

Oh, America is slipping away from the rest of the consciousness of the planet - slipping away.

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

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