Music is an addiction.

I can hear what I want [people] to play. If you don't hear what you want someone to play, then you can't tell 'em.

When kids don't learn about their own heritage in school, they just don't care about school... But you won't see it in the history books unless we get the power to write our own history and tell our story ourselves.

If you sacrifice your art because of some woman, or some man, or for some color, or for some wealth, you can't be trusted.

In respect for drummers, see, I love drummers.

I don't wanna talk about Teo [Macero]. He's a helluva musician, a brilliant musician, but he's just not for me, that's all. I can elaborate on it, but I don't want to do that.

In Europe, they like everything you do. The mistakes and everything. That's a little bit too much.