My take on rap is driven by straightforward American southern rock and blues.

I've got my own studio, so I sit in my studio writing and if I get a great take, that's the take.

These poor kids in Baghdad have no running water, no showers. They wipe with baby wipes. My heart goes out to them.

I play Rock 'n' Roll, that's what I do.

And now that Martina McBride knows of T.I., and T.I. knows of Martina McBride, that made me very happy, too. It's introducing worlds to different people and bringing them together with a song.

I have nightmares that I'm going to wake up, and everyone's driving a Prius and living in a condo, and we're all getting health insurance.

You get what you put in and people get what they deserve.