I'm never in my life going to do a record that's a tribute to myself. I don't need it.
My dream is to put together a performance of the evolution of black music with Cirque du Soleil . I would also like to do street opera and children's books. But even as I work toward these things, I want to simplify my life.
Making a record is like painting a school bus with a toothbrush
They say a blind hog will find the acorn one day.
Not one ounce of my self worth depends on your acceptance of me.
I was raised in Chicago and I guess that was one of the special breeding grounds for gangsters of all colors. That was the Detroit of the gangster world. The car industry was thugs.