The rappers have gone in and created a lot of hit music based upon my influence. And theyll tell you if you ask.

I don't sit back and count up what I've done. There's just always something else to do. There's always a challenge ahead.

There is a place in this world for satire, but there is a time when satire ends and intolerance and bigotry toward religious beliefs... begins.

Know the business, learn the business, own something.

The rappers have gone in and created a lot of hit music based upon my influence. And theyll tell you if you ask.

Have you ever wondered why young people take to music like fish to water? Maybe it's because music is fun. Plan and simple. It opens up their minds to dream great dreams about where they can go and what they can do when they get older.

I was going through some emotional turmoil. You can tell by the tunes on the album that I was going through a break-up of my marriage. It was the only way I could express myself.