She's the kind you don't take home to mother.

I'm trying to change the root of funk, trying to make it more progressive, more melodic and more lyrically structured.

You can't have rock and roll without drugs, you can't have rock and roll without sex.

I think rap definitely has its place in the art world. I think it is an art form. But, just like any art form, you can misuse it.

I didn't even think I would make it that long. I thought I would drug overdose, like Jimi Hendrix. I thank God every day to even be here.

I'm not part of the Hollywood scene. I don't run around with 30 women. I have a very calm household. I'm surrounded by my grandkids and wonderful friends, and I consider myself very lucky.

I was going to get drafted, but I didn't really want to go into the Army.