Never regret something, because at one point everything you did was exactly what you wanted to do. And sometimes that's the hardest thing to realize.

I hate playing the bass, bro. I've been playing the bass because it's there and I don't want anyone else to play it.

It's definitely the biggest lesson - not to take things personally. But it's also the hardest one.

Some people just don't want to see change, but thankfully there are a lot of people more optimistic for something new in music, even with the bigger picture like with Barack Obama getting elected.

Blood sweat and tears homie I'm made of it

I started doing cocaine to get through interviews, 'cause people wanted to know a lot about my personal life and I wasn't prepared for a 60 Minutes interview every time. Doing bumps I was able to get through the day, but then I would smoke weed to calm me down - it was the only way I could get through the day without people noticing I was doing it.

In America, we're kind of lazy. But in New York, it's one of those places where you see the majority of people hustling. If you can make it in New York, you can make it anywhere.