I honestly feel that because Steve has passed, you know, it's like when Biggie passed and Jay-Z was allowed to become Jay-Z.

People always say that you can't please everybody. I think that's a cop-out. Why not attempt it? 'Cause think of all the people you will please if you try.

I see stuff from the future, and I'm such a futurist that I have to slow down and talk in the present.

Love is infectious. You know, God is infectious-God flowing through us and us being little-baby creators and s--t. But His energy and His love and what He wants us to have as people and the way He wants us to love each other, that is infectious. Like they said in Step Brothers: Never lose your dinosaur. This is the ultimate example of a person never losing his dinosaur. Meaning that even as I grew in cultural awareness and respect and was put higher in the class system in some way for being this musician, I never lost my dinosaur.

People asked me to change my name for [808s]...I think the fact that I can't sing that well is what makes "808s" so special.

I'm on the pursuit of awesomeness, excellence is the bare minimum.

I need the information and then I can go. So, as long as I have the information and a little bit of sleep, I can do the rest.