Look, I can be married to the most beautiful woman in the world, and I am. I can have the most beautiful little daughter in the world, and I have that. But I’m nothing if I can’t be me. If I can’t be true to myself, they don’t mean anything.

Great art comes from great artists. There’s a bunch of people that are hurt that still couldn’t have made the album that was super-polarizing and redefined the sound of radio.

You want me to be great, but you don't ever want me to say I'm great?

My attitude is tattooed that means it's permanent

Brands are selling our self-esteem back to us, through association. We need to own our brands.

The same people that tell me what I ought to have is the same people asking for an autograph.

...I'm not going to be able to make things that I can call Kanye West just by making T-shirts.