You've got to validate every day. There are those who just put a stamp on it and say, "This is gonna be a good day and I'm not gonna let anything else make it a bad day."

I don't want to waste anyone's time or money. I want to give people some truth and positive heart lift.

At its heart, music is all higher mathematics.

Restlessness is my nemesis. It's hard to just chill and sit still.

I've always loved music and I love the language, which is a huge reason why I'm part of theater.

I'm retiring the Mos Def name after 2011. I'm actually doing it.

History has proven that it's impossible to crush the artist. There's always gonna be a need for somebody to write a poem or sing a song about something, about life - that makes it real. There's the word that goes beyond the word.