We have receptors in our brain as you well know and when you ingest marijuana, I believe that it essentially gives you a reboot.

I do have a plan for the country [the USA]. It needs education. And there should be drug education - only people should be taught how to smoke pot, because even potheads don't know how to smoke pot. I've evolved into not only an activist, but an educator. I want to show people how, when, and why they should smoke pot.

I've been a good boy, I've never really been convicted of serious crime.

I used to joke for years that I was a black man. I adopted the black culture, the black race. I married a black woman, and I had black kids. I always considered myself a 'brother.'

Any excuse to live in New York and do art. Has to be one of the most rewarding experiences in the world.

I've always believed in the concept of retirement. I retired for the first time at age 18 ... from school. To me, retirement means doing what you want to do without worrying about getting paid for it.

Musicians can travel all over the world and have an audience, because there's no language barrier.