When I nearly died it made me think – this can happen again any second. I better hurry and do what I want. I started to live like I never lived before. When the fear of death is gone, then nothing can bother you and nobody can stop you.

If you consider yourself a part of the culture, then finances can't allow you to be bigger than the actual art form.

I'm the diamond in the dirt, that ain't been found. I'm the underground king and I ain't been crowned.

Beware of feedback from friends whose judgments could be tainted by feelings of envy or the need to flatter.

Success is my drug of choice.

What I want to be is the best bad guy you've ever seen.

I make music cuz it's almost like I can escape everything I was involved in. All I gotta do is make music. I don't do nothin but make music.