I'd rather deal with Tipper than Bush. He's trying to kill everybody in jail.

The record business. It’s exactly what it is-Record-Busin ess. You have to take care of both, or they won’t take care of you.

I apologize to the women I’ve hurt. I deeply regret what I did and know that it has forever impacted all of our lives.

I always loved the way music made me feel. I did sports at school and all, but when I got home, it was just music. Everybody in my neighborhood loved music. I could jump the back fence and be in the park where there were ghetto blasters everywhere.

People are always coming up to me, thinking I've got some magic wand that can make them a star and I want to tell them that no one can do that. Making hit records is not that easy. But it took me time to realize that myself.

Even when I was close to defeat I rose to my feet

Never let me slip cuz if I slip then I'm slippin'.