I was more of a weightlifter.

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.

When they put me in jail, that's when they turned me into an activist. Up until the time I went to jail, I was just a comedian.

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

Once you're a felon you're a target.

One night all the James Brown band was playing on stage and I look in the back and I could see Mick Jagger and Keith Richards trying to get in the club and they couldn't get in cause it was to crowded.

I am off all the cancer meds. Energy is a bit low but other than that, I feel really good.