I think the artist's job throughout history has been to tell - to say things that people are inspired by.

At the core of everything that is hurtful to humanity is a lack of consciousness.

I used to think anxiety and insomnia drove me to success, but it was the stillness that let me be good at anything. When you extend the seconds of stillness, that's when you're able to think and learn.

That really is the best part of being a dad. You remember what's important in life.

Urban pop culture is its own phenomena that is for some reason is left out of Hollywood. It's the most mainstream thing there is.

My experiences have been, from the very beginning, cultural and creative. And my business has been a way of exposing the culture, exposing the artists so that the world could hear and see them.

[Performing artists] are making greater percentages. People are going to live events more and it's a big success story for everyone - except the music industry itself.