Hip-hop is so much about character and caricature that people just see you as a character. Very rarely are you flesh and bone to people.

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

I don't believe in good music and bad music anymore. I'm through with that phase of my life. Sometimes I just wanna feel good, so I put on a good record. But mostly I'm more of a businessman than a music fan, so I'm listening to music in terms of, is this effective or not effective?

My parents were really strict about me not watching cartoons.

Classical music requires an immense amount of concentration, and I don't know if I would've been that committed to that particular life.

There's no such thing as success on an isolated level.

Meaninglessness takes hold because meaninglessness is addictive.