My grandfather, mother and father were gifted verbally, and my mother passed that along to me. She always made sure I was conscious of language and words.

So far, this is the oldest I've been.

What if there were no hypothetical questions?

Some people see the glass half full. Others see it half empty. I see a glass that's twice as big as it needs to be.

Every time you use the phrase all my life it has a different meaning.

Two things happened. The creative side of my career was harmed. When I'd sit down and write under the influence of coke, the ratio of pages kept to pages thrown out declined drastically. But onstage, when rapping about a feeling I already owned, I would sometimes get a burst of eloquence.

Sometimes when I'm told to use my own discretion, if no one is looking I'll use someone else's. But I always put it back.