I love to be pushed so I can prove myself, because once again, I will.

My son is a great kid and does super well in school. I couldn't be prouder of him. What I tell him is, 'You don't want to just be known for being the son of a rich rock 'n' roll star.' I've seen a lot of kids like that. I want him to be happy, work hard and create his own thing. I tell him, 'You're not gonna be one of these kids up on stage playing with me. If you wanna have hits - write your own. Then we can play together.'

The personal antics have overshadowed the music. I never wanted that but I knew what I was getting into when I got into everything I got into.

I never said I wanted to be around for a long time. I always said I wanted to be here for a good time.

I still love old-school hip-hop, but there hasn't been a lot that I've taken from the new stuff.

I'm single and loving it. It is always weird talking about that stuff. When someone is talking about who they are going out with, I am always like, who cares? Talk about your music or something.

I'm not worried about headlines affecting my family, especially my son. He knows who I am. Whatever these things he is reading, he has a different perspective than the rest of the world just as a lot of my friends do.