They [US Administration] have exploited hip-hop and some of the culture around it - magazines, videos, etc. - to recruit people into the military. The Army says it will give out Hummers, platinum teeth, or whatever to those that actually join.

Every time something tries to create respect with a machine it crumbles!

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 and art and culture is escapism, and escapism sometimes is healthy for people to get away from reality. The problem is when they stay there.

The best American is one who considers themselves as a citizen of the world.

There's nothing worse than a good video and good song, and you see a band and hate them because they can't perform. That's wack.

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.