I prefer to unwind by DJing. I learned that from Mike D from the Beastie Boys. After a show, he would DJ. Once I saw that, I wanted to do that. And now DJing is like my lifeline. I love the power it represents.

My theory is that nine times out of ten, if there's a depression, more a social depression than anything, it brings out the best art in black people. The best example is, Reagan and Bush gave us the best years of hiphop.

Time will tell. Time is always telling. Time never stops telling.

The Chronic represented everything that I hated about hip-hop as a fan, but then later represented everything that I stood for as a musician and engineer.

I want to be as healthy as I can be so I can make it past 50; make it past 60 and make it past 70.

Just because the laws were changed doesn't mean that the attitudes have changed.

In the 2000s, I became an artist. I started preserving and educating. I became more obsessed with making iPod playlists for people.