“I always was like, “Yo, I’m here, I might as well get what I could take.””

Most of the problems that we have are brought on by the government and not by music. Music is a mirror of what we’re going through, not the cause of what we’re going through.

Early in my career, people wanted to hear music about protest, about trying to change things.

I think everybody likes a person that stands up for themselves. Nobody likes a punk or a coward.

I make a mean cup of coffee, if you give me the right ingredients.

Keep doin’ what you’re doin’, fall in love with what you’re creating, and everything else will fall into place.

I wish the world would become what God wanted it to be in the first place, before we tampered with it.

Sometimes, when you want to laugh, reality steps in.

Our household is built on love and respect. And we don’t really let negative vibes stay too long. It’s worked out. I got a great family, great kids.

I’m always open, and will criticize myself, too. And I just think being that honest with everybody puts you in a different space than somebody who’s just shooting venom at a certain group or a certain amount of individuals.

You can do anything in the world if you say “Hey man, don’t blame me, the devil made me do it. It’s an easy way to escape responsibility.”

Our records, if you have a dark sense of humor, were funny, but our records weren’t about comedy. They were about protests, fantasy, confrontation and all that.

You never get tired of seeing yourself on TV. It’s always extra cool… always a treat.

I was ready to get out of the box and play something a little different than what everybody has seen.

When I was six, God was a white man with a big beard riding on a white cloud. That’s the image television pumps.

Any time there’s racism somewhere in sports, we should get it out of there because sports is a place where everything’s supposed to be fair.

I think, to me, reality is better than being fake.

Happiness is in your ability to love others.

Have confidence in your ability to do it right, and work hard to do the best possible job.

In the big leagues everyone has ability. It always comes down to mind games. Who ever is more mentally strong-wins.

I think God, in creating man, somewhat overestimated his ability.

Cowardice, as distinguished from panic, is almost always simply a lack of ability to suspend the functioning of the imagination.

The greatness of a man is not in how much wealth he acquires, but in his integrity and his ability to affect those around him positively.

Ability will never catch up with the demand for it.

Not everyone has equal abilities, but everyone should have equal opportunity for education.