I didn't know much about him, and I wasn't a big country music fan. I listened to the Beatles and David Bowie, so I didn't know a lot about him.

I loved hip-hop. The first stuff I heard was Public Enemy, and I couldn't believe it. It was amazing, and I've always loved hip-hop.

I wish I had fair justification for not being as informed as I should be, but I don't.

In most films - especially in regards to the protagonist - really from the get-go they set up some scenario that endears that character to the audience. Or imbues him with some nobility or heroism or something.

My music is going to be true. I'm not out to sell records. I'm experiencing something, and it's what I feel.

Is it that your dream is unattainable or is it that you have the wrong dream?

I don't know why I always get to play these guys who have few redeeming features. But don't knock it. Villains are much more fun.