I was taught when there's somethin' you can change around keep quiet, you got nothin' to complain about.

With guys I revere, like Marcus Garvey or Malcolm X, their look is less about style than purpose and the expression of beauty. It wasn't just about being noticed, you know?

Man, I smashed her like an Idaho Potato

If you're going to do Chuck Berry, you got to, you know, go all out, and the duck walk is just kind of you know, cursory. That's like standing.

I dreamt that I could paint you with words, but there were no colors bright enough, black or white enough, blue or green enough...they didn't mean enough

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.

Twitter freaks me out. You have followers? It feels so obsessive and proprietary.