Young bloods can't spell but they could rock you in PlayStation...

I'm trying to get low. People's personalities can get in the way of their own work.

What I take from writers I like is their economy - the ability to use language to very effective ends. The ability to have somebody read something and see it, or for somebody to paint an entire landscape of visual imagery with just sheets of words - that's magical.

I don't wanna get into that space where a lot of guys now, their solo album is like eight or 10 songs with other people, you don't get an idea of who this guy is. I just wasn't interested in that.

That's what I've been trying to strive for - to draw a clear picture, to open up a new dimension.

I don't care about what brand you are, I'm concerned what type of man you are, what your principles and standards are.

Fame is like getting across the street. It's like, if there's nothing to be across the street for, it's a pointless destination. It's like, "I gotta get across the street, man! I gotta be there! I gotta be there!" Then you get across the street and you're like, "Yeah I'm here!" And then, that's it. Fame doesn't make you particularly happy.