I never made any money off of my records. It gave me the name across the country so that I could do some of the things in my personal appearances.

When a record co. finds a guy now, they want to own everything. They want to own the rights to market that person's particular name. They want a piece of the action all the way through.

I'm not the sharpest knife in the drawer, but I do know how to count.

I try to stay ahead of things, if you know what I mean. I take the money I make and reinvest it.

If you're not on a major label today, you're not gonna get played. They've got the market sewed up.

Cause I can make more money going in and doing my recordings and selling them through my entities that I have, rather than going to a record co. and them release a record and pay me 5 percent of what they make off it.

Don't all the girls get prettier at closing time?