All we sell is the Greatest feeling on Earth.

I feel like the downfall of any person is the second an artist starts celebrating their work themselves, that becomes problematic..

Switching off perfection switched on the human quality.

My first gig was at Radio City Music Hall when I was 13..

My theory is that nine times out of ten, if there's a depression, more a social depression than anything, it brings out the best art in black people.….

You can't live off of just greasy fatty foods and stayin' up till six in the mornin' just partyin'. You gotta take care of yourself..

Funk never dies. It is eternal. It just smells a little different from time to time..

I have a lot of those 'Forrest Gump,' I-was-there moments..

Kurt Cobain represents a very legit, realistic outlook. Before that, in my head, to be a white artist was to be privileged..

For anyone that's ever had a musical breakthrough in their career, it's always followed by the departure period right after..

I hate videos. I'm meticulous on everything from cover art, fonts, productions, mixing. But when it comes to videos, I just feel so defeated..

Jay-Z is a dude that can give you a hundred 'Simpsons' quotes, like, 'What you know about the monorail?'.

During the 2008 election, I made clear to the Obama campaign that I don't think it's wise for me to force my personal political agenda on anyone..

And even though people like to furrow their brow like they suspect you're not being honest about yourself, the truth is that they worry that you're n….

I grew up in somewhat of a war zone in West Philadelphia in 1985, '86. It wasn't as extreme as someone coming in the classroom and just unloading on ….

The only mofos in my circle are people that I can learn from..

According to my parents, I just started drumming when I was two. I traveled with them from five to seven on the road, playing percussion. Between 8 a….

Every time a new record started, people exhaled with pleasure, or their bodies moved automatically. I really started getting high off of the euphoric….

There's no such thing as success on an isolated level..

When you first start off, you see what other people have and quietly say, "I want that.".

The president is just the coach of a football team. You need the right support, the right stadium, the right players, the right staff. An excellent c….