I think it'd be a real nightmare to put a record out and sell 20 million copies and then that's it.

I haven't thought about making a music film, but if I did, that would be a very interesting idea.

To let go of the illusion that I'm in control is an important lesson, because I tend to be a person who likes to be in control, not only of my art but of my life and things around me, and it can be healthy up to a certain point, but at the end of the day, we have to go on faith and learn to let go and ride the wave.

I've had to work very hard, and I don't really have a category or fit into any niche, so each time I come out with a new record, it's like, I'm a new guy.

If I were white, I'd get less criticism.

At first people thought I was really arrogant and a snob about music because I'm so intense about my production and sound, and because they knew I didn't like new music so much.

I find cooking to be the one thing that relaxes me. I don't get to do it often . . .