Everything happens kind of the way it's supposed to happen, and we just watch it unfold. And you can't control it. Looking back, you can't say, "I should've..." You didn't, and had you, the outcome would have been different.

I don't know what makes someone hip. The goal is artist achievement and the best work we can do with no limitation.

There’s a tremendous power in using the least amount of information to get a point across.

Well I listened to mostly rock music, and I felt like hip hop was like an extension of rock music when it was done well. So energetically, again I felt like it was in line with punk rock and maybe hard rock, more than it was in line with R&B, which I never really liked.

For me, the Beatles are proof of the existence of God.

It's a big theme in my life, learning about myself and being a better person. I'm a work in progress; I have revelations every day.

People are willing to get short-term gains at the risk of long-term choices.