I try to count the blessings rather than the problems.

What is Norah Jones' style? Is it just the albums that we've heard? She has a rock group where she plays guitar in, downtown in New York, so do we really know her style?

Do the math: You never settle for less than the whole if you knew the half.

People consider Black Star a great album, and I think it's a classic album. But the fact is, both me and Mos Def have made better albums since Black Star.

Skip the religion and politics, head straight to the compassion. Everything else is a distraction.

I like the fact that I can rep New York, but my style does not - I'm not trapped in a New York thing. I can do art songs with other artists and it's seamless.

I have such respect for the art of deejaying. I hesitate to even call myself a deejay.