Swizz Beatz

When I was growing up, there were so many things I thought were stylish. Jabo jeans, V Bombers, Clarks, Vikings, Nugget watches, Lee pants with the patches, leather hats - which I still wear now. All hip-hop stuff, all South Bronx stuff.

I started off as a graffiti artist in the South Bronx. My tag name was 'Loco' because I would go crazy and tag anywhere I wanted, in the weirdest places.

You know, I never did music for money. I did music to hear myself in the club, and to hear my creation on the radio.

When I was a barber, me being extreme was how I got popular: you name it, I was drawing it on someone's head.

Set your business plan to win; raise the bar or you're not going to be prepared. You need to think that what you're doing will make you $100 million.

It's all positive energy from me, man.

My art side is free and there are no strings attached.

I think that a lot of people just don't understand creativity.

I think K-Pop is a type of expression.

There's no wrong way of doing art. It's an expression of the individual.

My idea to bridge the world together with music starting in Asia and going to the West is something that is new, untapped and leading to the future of bringing the worlds together.

Instead of me keeping my art a personal thing, we can use it to save lives, change lives and inspire.