Everything has changed for me since I've changed my name. It's one thing to be called Prince but it's better to actually be one. I have such a reverence for life.

A real friend or mentor isn't on your payroll.

Hip-hop is very diverse, but if you only focus on one aspect of it, then what you get is this image of Black America that is completely contrary to what actually goes on.

The voice that U hear is the alchemy of Ur mind.

What people have to realize is that if one has a firm belief in God and the spirit then one does not make statements that are negative and untrue.

My hat goes off to anybody who can sit down and put their heads together. I am ready for something like that because I am free and I am happy and I have time. There were a lot of things in the way before. I have nothing but time, and I love getting older.

The key to longevity is to learn every aspect of music that you can.