It's a funny word, persistence. It means not giving up, but it also means just passing on through time.

My first gig was at Radio City Music Hall when I was 13.

My parents were really strict about me not watching cartoons.

For anyone that's ever had a musical breakthrough in their career, it's always followed by the departure period right after.

I've come to the conclusion that the average person can do about four things a day, like four real things a day.

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."

Jay-Z is a dude that can give you a hundred 'Simpsons' quotes, like, 'What you know about the monorail?'