Fantastic Negrito

That makes me very happy as a human being to know what I'm doing is an inspiration to people. ”

I just take things one day at a time. I'm just thankful that I have my legs, my arms, my eyes. ”

My dad was born in 1905, and the men from that period were real men. He prepared me for the world. ”

That's always the time to quit - when you have nothing to say as an artist and creative person. ”

Jimmy Iovine signed me personally to a million-dollar contract, and I lost my identity for a long time. That system is so predicated on making a hit, or you're out of here. ”

The one thing I had pure in my life was creativity. ”

My most revered hero is Robert Johnson. His lyrics are so consistent with rap: the danger, the boldness, the creativity. ”

I heard Skip James, and it pierced me. It felt like punk rock to me, real and raw. It was just one guitar, so simple yet so much expression. I wanted to feel and express like that, to take the shortest path to get to an emotion. ”

I had this dream that you get this record deal, and you're a star, and everybody loves you - but I was a youngster, and it didn't work out that way. ”

I fear for the lives of my daughters. I am uncertain about what kind of future they will face. ”