The people who go get an LL album want to hear LL. They don't want to hear LL trying to sound like DMX or whoever else is out there. That's not what they want to hear from me, because if they want to hear that they can go get the real thing.

When I die, bury me on my stomach and let the world kiss my ass.

I feel like my peers now are artists like Madonna and the Stones, Michael Jackson and Prince. These are people who were able to take their careers beyond the normal here-today-gone-tomorrow life span.

You can do anything you put your heart, mind and soul into. Far more than you can imagine. Be fearless. Do it.

The mind of a drunken fool is a useless tool.

Lil Wayne is talented. He seems to be the dominant figure in this particular era of hip-hop. So you know, he's doing his thing.

Dreams don't have deadlines. Believe in yourself.