My ability has always been to walk out on the stage and see the audience and figure out what they wanna hear.

The bigger the headache, the bigger the pill.

When I hear music that parents hate, or older musicians hate, I know that's the new music. When I hear older people saying, 'I hate Rap or Techno' I rush to it.

Funk 'em, just to see the look on their face.

Absorb youth and you will be absorbed by youth. Take on new influences without fear and you need not fear what is new. Change the people around you by changing the people around you.

It's the easiest way to stay in the game: By helping the younger kids, they're gonna preach for you.

I think a lot of people really have religious overtones of having come from somewhere. I mean, even the whole concept of religion is kind of alien.