Trayvon Martin did not need to die.

The world’s a better place since I chose music. I like the physical aspect of it, the volume and the intensity of it. It’s loud and hard. I like all that because inside me I feel like screaming.

I like people. Rightwingers don't. They like business, they don't care about people. I like education, they seem not to care much about it.

One of the nice things about a favorite pop song is that it's an unconditional truce on judgment and musical snobbery. You like the song because you just do, and there need not be any further criticism.

I feel close to people like Jimi Hendrix because I connect with his music. Not the man but what he did.

For me, returning to Los Angeles annihilates the memories of where I have just been with an astonishing speed.

I'd rather work on my radio show, which no one hears but I put about eight hours of programming and writing into it for those 30 people who do tune in.