Over the years, a lot of rappers - Lil' Wayne, Ice Cube - have used my name in their songs. I'm a real touchstone of history.

Waking up sober is a good day. I love being able to wake up and do positive things, to go to the gym.

I'm a religious person. I remember my mom told me: 'Vengeance belongs to God. It's up to him to wreak vengeance.' It's hard for me to get to that point, but that's the work of God.

Over the years, a lot of rappers - Lil' Wayne, Ice Cube - have used my name in their songs. I'm a real touchstone of history.

We wouldn't be as far along as a country if we didn't take on some of Martin Luther King's ways that he instilled in us.

What I've learned to do is arrest my addiction - arrest it myself, so I don't get arrested.

I realize I will always be the poster child for police brutality, but I can try to use that as a positive force for healing and restraint.