It was important to me to go back to the grungy, because all of a sudden you get excited again, 'cause there's another whole dimension of 'Clef that you wasn't expecting to hear.

I haven't accomplished nothing yet - I have a long way to go.

Every generation is gonna keep changing, and you just have to embrace the change.

In the beginning I had women problems, 'cause you know, I represent for the guys. But I was actin' a fool, whilin' out. I'm not sayin' I don't while out anymore. I'm not gonna lie to you.

I was looking for Quincy Jones, that's who I was obsessed with. Watching Mike [Jackson], I always knew that I had to be a showman on stage, because when people come to you live you always want them to come back. You gotta give them something to remember.

If I can't take five years out to serve my country as president, then everything I've been singing about, like equal rights, doesn't mean anything.

No matter what I'm goin' through, I could still exist.