When you live your life through records, the records are a record of your life.

I have a lot of those 'Forrest Gump,' I-was-there moments.

I think all of this—The Roots and DJing included—was meant to prepare me for The Tonight Show.

I believe that the only people who really, truly benefit from any of the policies of Republicans are the wealthy. I'm in that 1 percent tax bracket, but I'm not a man of wealth.

Half the time, my job is basically to talk people off the ledge. It's more psychological than just me picking up some sticks and counting, "1, 2, 3, 4."

I hate videos. I'm meticulous on everything from cover art, fonts, productions, mixing. But when it comes to videos, I just feel so defeated.

Funk never dies. It is eternal. It just smells a little different from time to time.