I'm envious of the way that electronic dance music has organised itself. It has been able to understand what it ain't rather than what it is. And I think that slipped away from hip-hop as soon as the DJs lost the majority of the say so in the direction of the music.

The minute I get swelled up about something, something has always brought me back down to earth.

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.

My advice to young people is ask older people questions and don't be afraid.

Money is created by a machine... but you can't really create respect with a machine.

Black folks are judged by quantity, not quality. It's a decimal point or figure. How different is that from slavery? There's no moral code, it's just about successful business for America.

Getting on the road and driving along a road at night, or even in the daytime and seeing the oceans or whatever, is always liberating.