I don't write songs thinking about formats, where is it going to get played, who am I gonna please, what's the outlet for it.

It's not that I'm Mr. Goody-Two-Shoes now, but I've got my priorities in order.

I am happy to make money. I want to make more money, make more music, eat Big Macs and drink Budweisers.

I didn't come from a trailer park. I grew up middle class and my dad had money and my mom made my lunch. I got a car when I was sixteen. I'm proud of that.

They believed you can't mix rock, country, and rap, and that crossover is dead. I always knew it would work. And it will always work as long as you're really into it and like what you're doing.

I truly believe that people like myself, who are in a position of entertainers in the limelight, should keep their mouth shut on politics.

If I was president of the good old U.S.A., I'd turn the churches into strip clubs and watch the whole world pray.

I could care less about what people think. I'm a Devil Without A Cause.

You get what you put in and people get what they deserve.

I think what I've learned out of this lifetime is you should be proud of where you come from.

I was the little white kid who rocked the turntables

With the persistent loud voice, fool asks us to respect serenity.

It's something that jazz has gotten away from, and it's unfortunate. Players aren't physical anymore.

The essence of all religions is love, compassion, and tolerance. Kindness is my true religion. The clear proof of a person's love of God is if that person genuinely shows love to fellow human beings.

Herman Cain has suspended his presidential campaign, but he has asked the Secret Service if they could continue to provide him protection, at least until his wife cools off.

I love rock music, I love country music - I love all music, lets be honest!

You will never possess what you are unwilling to pursue.

My mom helped me. I was very shy growing up, but my shyness sort of manifested in a big personality.

I'm not really a religious person. But I believe that God wants me to do something and it has to do with Thug Life.

By what standard of morality can the violence used by a slave to break his chains be considered the same as the violence of a slave master?