If I weren't making music, I'd be the kid who writes into the magazines and says, "why don't you guys ever cover anything that's different? Hip hop is so much of the same thing over and over again." I love hip hop, so I wanted to make an album from that standpoint, 'cause that's who I am.

The casual listener won't be around forever.

As a creative person you just get an idea in your head, and sometimes you just can't shake it off.

I know at one point I had bright red hair and I had bracelets from my wrist up to my elbow and I was wearing size 50 pants. I wouldn't wear that today, but I'm not embarrassed about wearing it back then any more.

When I was in high school, if my favorite band got too popular, I'd watch carefully.

Dream big, work hard and don't be an asshole!

I liked the piano. I always liked playing. I just hated homework.